I'm Sick of Palace Intrigue and Household Schemes! I'm Tired of Political Machinations! I Just Want Something Different 受够了宫斗宅斗！看腻了权谋诡计！就想看点不一样
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Wait! Who Are You Calling Your Archrival's Dream Guy? 不是！你骂谁是死对头梦男呢
[Dual Male Leads + Archenemies + Rekindled Love + Desperate Pursuit of an Ex + Entertainment Industry + Livestream Reality Show] Unhinged beauty of a guitarist, bottom × Obsessively devoted award-winning actor, top Yun Jingmian, guitarist for a visual rock band, was hounded by countless scandals and had no choice but to spend years building a career overseas. After achieving fame and success, he returned to China and openly declared in an interview: “Just seeing Ji Wangshan's face makes me sick.
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- 2 Don't Call Me Your Senior! I'm F4's Dad 别叫我学长！我是F4的爹 (Written as practice, so there's not much to recommend.) Straight-laced, tough-as-nails street boss shou Lu Xiao × flirtatious beauty, sweet on the outside and scheming within gong Pei Chuan [Two Male Leads+Shou's Point of View+Transmigrate into a Book+Mecha+One-on-One+Each Other's First Love, First Kiss, and First Night, No White Moonlight or Stand-In (the shou is kissed on the cheek by his idol underling B, so don't read if that bothers you)+Love Rivals (one-sided)+Comedy+Happy Ending] Lu Xiao 1.5kReads8.4Score33414d adds
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Ashes Fall Late on the Snow, and an Old Friend's Heart Grows Cold 烬雪迟，故人心骨寒
The snow of Jin Xue Chi has faded, and an old friend's heart is cold to the bone.
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- 4 I Build Reservoirs in Great Zhou 我在大周修水库 I Build Reservoirs in Great Zhou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Evening Breeze in the Old City, Feelings Left Unspoken 老城晚风，未叙情深 The evening breeze of the old city, and the deep feelings left unspoken. —Reads—Score—14d adds
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Spirit Spring Space: My Cunning Snake Husband Knows How to Charm and Pamper Me 灵泉空间:腹黑蛇夫会哄又会宠
(Super doting! Super sweet! Super flirtatious!) [Completed + One-on-one, both leads devoted only to each other + System + Pocket dimension with a spirit spring + Farming + Infrastructure building + Husband who dotes on his wife like his life depends on it] .Note: The leads keep no secrets from each other and are completely honest. If that bothers you, don’t read! A sweet and delicate-looking heroine with a resilient heart vs. a tough, cunning, rough-and-rowdy hero who dotes on his wife . Bai You
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Be the Internet Emperor and Live a Shameless Life 当网络皇帝，享缺德人生
[An electronic sycophant’s fan + a heroine who rules the internet like an emperor + a top-tier star who’s lightning-fast at picking up jokes] [Dating show + memes + face-slapping + super sweet] Ji Huanshu transmigrates into a tragic romance novel as its heroine. Her Actor boyfriend wants her to give up her heart and corneas for his gravely ill first love, yet refuses to make their relationship public. His fans assume she’s a desperate doormat, and she’s relentlessly attacked until she becomes th
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The Scheming E Tycoon's Alpha Is Wild and Irresistible 腹黑E大佬的Alpha又野又撩
[EA + two powerful leads + scheming + two male leads + mutual devotion] A defiant, hard-to-tame Alpha major general × a gentle, scheming Enigma inspector general During a mission, Yan Shu let his guard down and fell into a trap, getting caught by a Beta who didn't even have pheromones. He was framed during the mission and became wanted across the stars. Unexpectedly, the one who ultimately saved him was that very Beta with no pheromones at all. Yan Shu: “You're not a Beta. You're an Enigma!” Fu
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- 9 Back at Sixteen, My Former Archrival Turns Out to Have a Secret Crush on Me 重回十六岁，前任死对头竟暗恋我 [Rebirth + two male leads + ex regrets losing him and chases him back + sweet, swoony, and satisfying] Yu Mian had a crush on Song Beiluo for seven years, then dated him for three. Ten years of his life, all wasted. At a Song family banquet, he saw Song Beiluo being intimate with his first love in a room. Yu Mian came to his senses and chose to break up, but during their argument, he was hit and killed by a car that went out of control. Reborn, Yu Mian decides to stay away from Song Beiluo. In t 290Reads7.6Score10414d adds
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The Mad, Obsessive Villain's Long-Dead White Moonlight Didn't Die After All 疯批病娇反派早死的白月光没死成
[Gentle, clear-headed, frail young lady of a general’s household x taciturn, dark and deranged adopted son of a general] (Yandere chasing his wife + forced possession + pseudo-siblings + both leads sexually inexperienced + dog-training later on) Yu Ziyuan was very fond of the older brother her father had brought back from the battlefield. But this brother didn’t like her. He loathed and despised her. He even sold her to bandits, leaving her sickly and frail, suffering from chronic ailments and n
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- 11 Have the Villain's Little Brats Turned Over a New Leaf Today? 反派崽崽今天改邪归正了吗 [System + yandere forced love + redemption love triangle] On the surface: a sinister, scheming older male lead versus a timid, cheerful, adorable young woman who will do anything to survive In reality: a stubborn but soft-hearted, proud puppy who loves to cling versus a gentle, strong, healing angel of an older sister Wen Rusui, a genius in the medical field in the 21st century, opened her eyes after collapsing beside a laboratory workbench and found herself transmigrated into a novel as a villa 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Villainous Eunuch Served Me So Well, He Became a Real Man? 反派太监为伺候我，成真男人了？ [One-on-One, Both Pure] For the sake of a bonus, Jiang Xun spent years winning over the male lead and the second male lead. But as soon as the heroine appeared, all the affection she'd painstakingly built up plummeted. Her second male lead, the brother who had once doted on her endlessly, said, “A-Xun, Xuezhu is my real sister. If you upset her, I'll cut ties with you!” Her male lead, the fiancé who had once promised to spend his life with her, said, “Jiang Xun, I may be betrothed to the Jia 869Reads8.6Score11114d adds
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Homegrown Flowers Can't Match Wild Ones: The Irresistible Duke Keeps Flirting 家花哪有野花香，尤物国舅撩不停
Two years into her marriage, Liu Fuying was still a virgin. Her husband had even suggested that she go keep a handsome young lover, with only one condition: she couldn't make their affair public. He had someone else in his heart, so why should Liu Fuying keep herself chaste for him? One day, after a rainstorm, Liu Fuying fell off a cliff and met Pei Zhou Wu, a handsome nobleman who had been imprisoned on Mount Xiang for treason. He was so good-looking! The moment Liu Fuying saw him, she underst
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- 14 The Tough Farmer’s Wife and Her Frail Husband’s Unbridled Devotion 农门悍妇，病弱相公宠妻无度 Li Miaomiao transmigrates into the body of a woman who was abandoned by her groom, went mad and married Xiao Xian, who had come to attend the wedding feast, then demanded the next day to go back and become the groom’s concubine. She fell into a river and died. The guests all laugh at the useless cripple, who has nothing but a handsome face and lives in abject poverty, unable even to keep the jilted bride. Everyone expects her to wake up and torment Xiao Xian. Instead, she picks up a toolbox and 16.4kReads9.2Score1.7k14d adds
- 15 The Sound of Spring 闻春声 [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 28.9kReads9.6Score3.4k14d adds
- 16 I Became a Fussy Old Lady: While Everyone Else Fled the Famine, I Reclaimed the Land 穿成作精老太，别人逃荒我开荒 (No space, no System, no romance. A short drama with the same name has already been released. A warm, rustic story. Everyone says they wouldn’t survive three episodes after transmigrating into a chaotic era. Read this book, and you’ll survive ten more!) She transmigrated into a book, becoming the villainous aunt who abused the protagonist in a male-oriented novel, and was destined to be killed off. Jiang Zhi didn’t cling to the protagonist. She left him behind and relied on her extensive knowled 85.9kReads9.5Score8.1k14d adds
- 17 That Village, Those People, That Fool 那村那人那傻瓜 One field, one home, and two people: a simple life shared for a long time is what really matters! A hardworking, kindhearted country girl vs. a devoted, doting husband who treats her like a loyal puppy. A warm and simple story of everyday family life! This story takes place in a small village. Hehua, the eldest daughter of the Li family in the west of the village, married Changsheng, who lived in the east... Changsheng never spoke to anyone and couldn't recognize his neighbors. He didn't even kn 32kReads9.6Score3.8k14d adds
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The Yin Calamity Brings a Fox 阴祸得狐
On the night I was born, strange celestial signs appeared, and I seemed to glimpse a mythical beast. A fortune-teller said I was born with a noble destiny, that good fortune was at my door, and that I was sure to achieve great things. But when I was twelve, an accident left me plagued by misfortune and illness. Desperate to survive, I went to pay respects to my ancestors and pray for their protection, never expecting to visit the wrong grave... That night, a man with nine tails, as beautiful as
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- 19 Oh No! The Real Heiress’s Thoughts Have Been Stolen! 糟糕！真千金被偷听心声了 Wen Zhixia transmigrates into a melodramatic CEO romance as a cannon-fodder supporting character, but unexpectedly gets bound to a Wealth System. As long as she follows the original plot and helps the leads fall in love and get their happy ending, she’ll earn generous rewards. How hard can it be to play a part in the leads’ little romance? She grits her teeth and gets to work! Wen Zhixia diligently starts following the plot, throwing herself into the male lead’s arms in front of the heroine and 142Reads6.4Score11114d adds
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You Can Steal My Identity, But What About My Mental Illness? 身份可以偷走，那我的精神病呢？
[Publication rights signed ✚ Absurd memes ✚ Chaotic variety show ✚ Animal mind reading] Ming Li wakes up in the body of a celebrity who was sent to a psychiatric hospital by her family. From the start, she’s mocked by the entire internet, saddled with a family that leeches off her, and called mentally ill! Ming Li: Whatever. The things that don’t kill her will only make her even crazier! When a sharp-tongued entertainment reporter comes after her, she says, “A tadpole with a frog tattoo, and you
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- 21 I Was Supposed to Be the Top Sword Cultivator, So Why Is It the Sword of Being a Jerk? 说好第一剑修，怎么是犯贱的贱 [Physical edition preorder opens at 7:00 p.m. on the 22nd] [Hilarious, absurd, no-romance power fantasy + meme references + the female lead is the root of all evil] [One female lead corrupts every prodigy] At the sect entrance examination, everyone else was busy testing their spiritual roots. I was busy scamming people. Chi Miao transmigrated into the cultivation world ten years ago and got bound to a System that could only be unlocked after she committed a hundred scams. It promised she could b 106.3kReads9.5Score15.5k14d adds
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Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊
[Super-Sweet 1v1]+ [Silly Humor and Memes]+ [Showbiz]+ [Dating Variety Show]+ [Face-Slapping] [Unhinged Actress vs. CEO with a Mind of His Own] Betrayed by her scumbag boyfriend, she transmigrated into a book and was immediately stabbed and sent to the hospital by an extremist shipper. Xie Mi went berserk on the spot, spouting wild claims in the livestream. “Come on! Stab me! All of you, stab me! I'll blow up the Earth!” A passerby who had wandered into the livestream nearly fainted. Okay, okay.
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- 23 Teacher Chang Mao 长矛老师 Originally titled “You Sell Swords, I Go Crazy: Together, We Set the Entertainment Industry Straight” [Rebellious CEO × Defiant Top-Tier Star] [Entertainment industry + absurd comedy + dating show + nonsense + memes + shameless antics] Jiang Qiyu transmigrated into a book. She became a brainless cannon-fodder character in a novel about a fake heiress in the entertainment industry. After taking a phone call, she realized the plot was already more than halfway through. Her family had abandoned he 105.6kReads9.7Score12.2k14d adds
- 24 What a Shock! I Opened a Supermarket on the Long March 惊！我居然在长征路上开超市 [No CP + Business-Building + Patriotism + Growth] After failing a job interview, Jiang Nan was walking home when a mango fell from a tree and hit her on the head. By sheer chance, she became bound to a supermarket System. Her mission is to run a supermarket along the Long March route, helping the troops reach their destination safely and improving their happiness levels. At first, she only wanted to earn enough money to return to the modern world and spend it. But eventually, she began using eve 4.3kReads9.0Score43614d adds
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Nonsense! The Consort Is Clearly as Delicate as a White Lotus 胡说！良娣她分明柔弱似白莲
[1v1 + SC + a genuine female assassin + a hopelessly lovestruck male lead + a two-faced heroine who's great at putting on an act + palace intrigue] [Warning: The heroine uses the male lead at first and only falls for him later.] Crown Prince Pei Chaoli of Zhaoyun is handsome, valiant, and skilled in battle. Yet rumors claim he is cold and ruthless by nature, with no interest in women. He supposedly didn't even spend his wedding night with his bride, instead rushing off to Huaizhou in the middle
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- 26 Five Years After My Husband Died, I’m Pregnant with the Emperor’s Child 丈夫去世五年，守寡怀了皇帝的崽 [Stunning widow vs. domineering emperor] [Not both virgins + forbidden tension + raising a child + old flames reignited] Everyone in the capital knows that the legitimate daughter of the Yun family and Third Young Master Lu are a loving couple, devoted to each other. But fate was cruel. Third Young Master Lu was cursed with a short life and died of a serious illness before reaching twenty, leaving behind a beautiful young widow and an unborn child. - Yun Wan has a secret she’s kept buried fo 28kReads9.1Score3.4k14d adds
- 27 A Substitute Bride Becomes a Stepmother: The Marchioness Raises Her Children to Defy the Odds 替嫁当后娘，侯门主母养崽逆袭 [Reborn + transmigration + substitute marriage + marquis household matriarch + stepmother raising children + household and palace intrigue + raising talented children + feel-good novel] Her legitimate elder sister is reborn and does everything she can to avoid marrying into the marquis household, which she says is a living hell. Sheng Mimi is a transmigrated illegitimate daughter, and she's ordered to take her sister's place and marry into that supposedly hellish household. The moment she arrive 13.1kReads9.1Score1.6k14d adds
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The Beloved Daily Life of a Sweet Little Baby 软糯崽崽的团宠日常
[Sweet Romance] [Little Boy] [Everyone's Darling] [Adorable Baby] [No Couple in This Novel] An An was a little one sent down by the Heavenly Way, landing straight in Fu Jinting's arms. From then on, the Fu family had one ironclad rule: everything revolved around An An. The eldest brother, Fu Jinting, called all the shots in the business world, but the first thing he did when he got home was wash his hands and hold An An. Before picking him up, he even had to roll up his sleeves and take off his
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- 29 My Little One's Clumsy Matchmaking Brings Me More and More Admirers 崽崽迷糊助攻，爱我的人越来越多 [Adorable Baby] [Two Male Leads][The Little One Is an Amazing Matchmaker] Gua Gua is a watermelon on the verge of taking human form. To find a suitable place to complete its transformation, Gua Gua decides to leave the mountain and head for the watermelon patch that the senior spirits up on the mountain told it about. But the world below the mountain is so huge! Where is the watermelon patch? Little Gua Gua gets lost and, dizzy and confused, wanders into a small vegetable garden. There are a few 596Reads8.8Score10214d adds
- 30 The Baby Red Panda I Found Became the Beloved of a Wealthy Family 捡到的小熊猫幼崽成了豪门团宠 * Raising a child / everyone’s darling / wealthy, doting childhood friend with a dad-like vibe / growing up together / sweet romance * The romance begins in adulthood. The little one’s love interest is his childhood friend, Jiang Du An. In the year 2700, a time of rampant materialism, society’s productive forces are highly advanced, while the natural environment has been gradually destroyed and is on the brink of collapse. Niannian is a little red panda whom Heaven has entrusted with hope. He ha 2.3kReads9.1Score18614d adds
- 31 Amazing! The Good Little One Pulls Her Father Back from the Brink of Death 惊！乖宝把爹爹从生死线上拉回来 [Toddler's Perspective, No CP, Quick Transmigration] Chi Yuan was a frail, sickly little fox cub. His mother abandoned him as soon as he was born, and his father found him and raised him with loving care, day and night. One day, the cub woke up to find his father gone. In a panic, he hurried around on his little legs, searching everywhere. [Ding! The Host's fixation has reached the threshold for binding.] The cub stopped crying. From this little System, he learned that his father was in a terrib 2.2kReads8.6Score17414d adds
- 32 Quick Transmigration: The Villain's Little One Is an Omega 快穿之反派幼崽是个omege The unreliable, unlucky System 666 accidentally bound a tiny omega from the interstellar era as its Host. With no other choice, it had to take the little one along on missions. It thought they might as well make the best of a bad situation, but who knew Tangtang would be such a sweet little darling? Omegas are naturally born to love others. And so, the gloomy, wicked big shot from the period novel neither grew bitter toward the world nor stirred up trouble. He devoted himself to making a fortune 419Reads6.9Score10114d adds
- 33 The Adorable Little One and His Childhood Sweetheart 漂亮幼崽和他的小竹马 [Dual male leads + everyone's favorite + cute little boy + childhood friends + wealthy families + growing up together + entertainment industry + fantasy] Yan Luo is an adorable kitten cub. He wanders everywhere with his amnesiac, airheaded beauty of a dad, living a hard life, until they meet a strange older brother. Yan Luo is a sucker for good looks. His big, beautiful eyes are practically pressed against the older brother's face. Then The older brother tucks him into his pocket and takes him 1.1kReads8.8Score10614d adds
- 34 The Villain Cub Wants to Be the Protagonist 反派幼崽要当猪脚 Shen Cishu was the young son of the Shen family who had been kidnapped. He inherited his family’s white hair and lived in an orphanage without enough food or warm clothes, often ostracized by the other children and called a little monster. After his family found him and brought him home, he learned by accident that the world he lived in was a book and that he was the villain, while someone else was the protagonist. The three-year-old burst into tears and said he didn’t want to be a villain; he w 153Reads—Score—14d adds
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Pretending to Be a Lazy Beauty with Bewitching Bones, I Make the Mad Regent Dote on Me, Again and Again 假咸鱼媚骨，疯批摄政王宠宠宠
[Sweet Romance, Devoted Couple, One-on-One, Funny and Lighthearted, Secret Identity Revealed Later] Yun Luoyu is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue: beautiful, wealthy, and naturally alluring. She had planned to coast through half her life, but on her wedding day, she was forcibly taken by the mad Prince Regent. From then on, she became his cherished darling, the delight of his bedchamber. She plays sweet and obedient, acts cute, pouts, and cracks jokes. She becomes classmates wi
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I Called Off the Engagement and Left for the Army. Now the War God Regrets It? Too Bad! 去部队退婚，兵王追悔？不回头！
New book out: “Keeping Herself for Her Childhood Sweetheart? The Capitalist’s Daughter Marries His Commander.” Feedback is welcome. [1970s + military marriage + devoted couple + army wife’s daily life + husband’s long road to winning her back] In her previous life, Luo Yunqing honored Auntie Lin’s dying wish, caring for her until the end before going to the army to marry Lin Dachuan. Unexpectedly, Lin Dachuan told her he had always thought of her only as a younger sister, and hoped she would let
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Infinite Flow: There’s Nothing Weird About Dating Yourself, Right? 无限流：跟自己谈个恋爱很正常吧
[Two male leads + narcissistic romance + strong leads + infinite flow + a touch of ensemble cast + 1v1 + livestream] Ning Shuo was dragged into a horror murder-mystery System. A clown wearing a brightly painted mask grinned at him. [Choose a code name for yourself.] Ning Shuo thought for a moment. “Ning the Half-Immortal.” The viewers wondered what kind of ridiculous name that was. Was he planning to bluff all those ghosts in a horror game? Then, during the livestream, they saw Ning Shuo mutteri
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- 38 Infinite Flow: The Savior Has Thrown in the Towel 无限流：救世主他撂挑子不干了 [Dual male leads + infinite flow + narcissism] [A falsely good, unjustly kind man. A reborn, deranged, corrupted savior] “Ding-dong! Your game time is starting~” A horror game descended upon the world, and Rong Xiangwan awakened a special ability: feeding himself to ghosts. His flesh and blood were the perfect bait. No monster could resist its temptation. His savior-like power pushed Rong Xiangwan to the top. He became humanity’s leader, enduring the pain and struggling to survive, only to be to 2.3kReads9.4Score41414d adds
- 39 Reborn to Save My Cold, Tea-Drinking Self 重生后拯救高冷茶味的自己 Gentle, dark, and seductive without realizing it ✘ aloof, restrained, and sweetly calculating (proud cat ✘ younger wolfdog, narcissistic romance) In his previous life, Xiang Nansheng was exploited and tortured in the apocalypse, spending years in a daze as an experimental subject. It wasn’t until he became the Zombie Emperor that he finally escaped their control. After an explosion, he transmigrated ten years into the past and met his younger self. In this life, Xiang Nansheng refuses to let him 2kReads9.4Score35214d adds
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The Sweet, Beloved Consort Who Bewitches Hearts 娇娇宠妃惑人心
[Not a pure couple; he dotes on her exclusively later on; a little palace intrigue; the heroine is a master flirt; story complete] She transmigrated from the modern world. Quirky and clever, she was also a brilliant actress. Emperor Shengwu could govern with effortless command, bring peace and stability to the realm, and win battles from a thousand miles away, striking fear across the four seas. He was an emperor who held all power in his hands and ruled over all beneath the heavens. Yun Mengq
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- 41 The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces the Cold Emperor, and He Falls for Her 娇娇蓄意勾引，清冷帝王沦陷了 Palace intrigue + push and pull + seduction and rising to power + falling deeper at every step + devotion to one woman in the later story Loving her and knowing it + a man in power bowing his head for love * The short drama is out now. Search for “The Sweetheart Deliberately Seduces Him, and the Cold Emperor Falls” on Fanqie or Hongguo to watch the full series. * Pei Tingyue transmigrated into a book. She became a disposable consort in The Palace in Power. In the original story, she was simple-m 37.8kReads9.3Score4.4k14d adds
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Bough of the Phoenix Perch 栖凰枝
[Short drama now available. Search "A Sigh for Youth". Starring Mi Qi and Wang Kang] Also known as "I'm a Psychology PhD, and I'll Slaughter My Way Through the Palace" Palace intrigue + sweet romance + not both leads' first relationship + heroine focused on her career On her first day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue fell out of favor. Everyone said she was nothing but a pretty face, a vase. On her second day after transmigrating into the harem, Jiang Xinyue regained the emperor
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- 43 The Chaos of Zhaohua 昭华乱 [Available in print. Search "Zhaohua Rebellion" on any platform to purchase.] [Strong female lead, satisfying revenge, high-IQ palace intrigue, the heroine schemes against the entire harem, a dangerously unhinged antagonist] Song Zhao has always been a woman who will stop at nothing to achieve her goals, and she has always seen the world more clearly than anyone else. From the moment she learned that Xiao Jingheng had chosen her to enter the palace as a consort, her goal was crystal clear: "I en 87.1kReads9.5Score9.7k14d adds
- 44 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 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 48.6kReads9.7Score7.1k14d adds
- 45 The Pretty Palace Maid's Step-by-Step Rise to Empress 娇娇宫女，步步为后 [Palace intrigue / not both partners’ first time / devoted love in the later story / not a strong heroine; the female lead cries easily and isn’t particularly clever, so don’t expect too much!] After three years in the palace, Yue Li has worked carefully and waited for a chance at promotion. Just before she is promoted, a palace maid sharing her room is sentenced to death for offending a consort. Thunder crashes and rain pours that night as blood spatters everywhere. Terrified, Yue Li cannot sle 25.1kReads9.3Score12.4k14d adds
- 46 Life Is a Play, and the Empress Is All About Her Acting Skills 人生如戏，娘娘她纯拼演技 [Palace intrigue + witty banter + sweet, delicate beauty + calculated mind games] The leads are not each other’s only partners. If that bothers you, don’t read. Be prepared for suspicion in the early chapters, followed by affection later. The pacing is slow, so proceed with caution if you prefer fast-paced wish-fulfillment stories. As a double award-winning actress and a seasoned star of palace intrigue dramas, how could Shi Yan possibly lose her nerve after transmigrating into the imperial hare 4.9kReads9.4Score54914d adds
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The Entertainment Industry's Invincible Handsome Guy Transformation 娱乐圈之变身无敌帅哥
[Entertainment industry + woman-to-man gender transformation + no CP + career-focused, serious acting] Zhang Zhiyu was an ordinary young woman from a small town, but fate smiled on her, sending her back to age seventeen and turning her into a handsome man, 1.8 meters tall. Before Zhang Zhiyu could decide what to do with the face fate had given her, someone lured her into an idol drama production with a high salary. And so began her life as a pretty face earning 208 yuan a day. This story has no
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- 48 After a Woman Transmigrates into a Man, She Takes the Entertainment Industry by Storm 女穿男后卷疯内娱 [No romance, woman transmigrates into a man's body, entertainment industry, acting competition] Song Xiao always knew she was a workaholic, but she never thought she'd work herself to death. One day, she wakes up inside an audition show that has nothing to do with her field of study, in the body of a man named Jiang Feng. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. If there's work to be done, work hard. It's a good habit. I'll make sure to finish writing this book properly. A promise made by a gentleman 3.5kReads9.1Score23114d adds
- 49 After Taking the Harem by Storm, the Emperor's White Moonlight Can't Sit Still 重冠后宫后，皇帝白月光坐不住了 [Winning hearts + gradual surrender + System + devoted love in the later half] Su Yuanxi transmigrates into the palace-harem novel Deep Palace Favor, where the System tasks her with winning over the emperor, Xie Yunchen. In the original story, he is a devoted emperor who dotes exclusively on Consort Zhao, Shen Qingge. He leaves the empress’s seat vacant for her and vows, “My heart belongs to one woman alone.” When Su Yuanxi transmigrates into the book, the emperor and consort have been at odds 834Reads8.6Score10014d adds
- 50 Luring the Crown Prince: The County Princess Is Both Cunning and Calculating 钓东宫，郡主她又茶又心机 [Both Leads Are Inexperienced + The Heroine Is a True Green Tea + Supporting Heroine Reborn + Some Regretful Pursuit of His Wife + The Hero Only Loves the Heroine, in Both Lives] Shi Lingyao was an orphan living in the empress’s palace. Her parents had died in the line of duty. Even after she was given the title of commandery princess, she was still subjected to cold stares and learned firsthand how harsh life in the imperial palace could be. For power, and so she would never again be trampled b 2.4kReads6.9Score26214d adds
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