No Romance! Male Protagonist, No Mindless Wish Fulfillment 无cp！男主文，不要无脑爽的

1. 1 穿 I Became the Beloved Child Who Died Young 穿成早夭的团宠 June Flying Flames六月飞火Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [No main CP, side CPs + everyone’s darling + doomed early-death white moonlight] At the Main God’s request, the System Zhaozhao travels to different worlds as a quick transmigrator, completing missions. His journey through life begins, and one legend after another unfolds. He is the exceptionally gifted divine son of the solemn God Realm. He is the beloved little prince of the lonely Underworld. He is the Black-Bellied Immortal Venerable’s one and only sword spirit. He is the Buddhist son, older 24.5kReads9.4Score2.2k14d adds

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   I love stories about spoiled, temperamental children. I adore both the dramatic, capricious, and obedient children, even those who want to win over everyone. The adorable, pampered child is so heartwarming. I used to love those too, but now I especially love stories with children who receive unwarranted favoritism and indulgent treatment. I recommend this book to any family-oriented story!

2. 2 杀 Murderous Intent Profiling 杀意侧写 Northern Land 661北陆661Sci-Fi & Apocalypse918k WordsCompleted [Sci-Fi/Crime Solving/Psychological Infinite Flow/Brain-Bending, with Many Foreshadowing Clues/Unique Worldbuilding/No Female Lead, No Formulaic Tropes, Not a Power Fantasy] “The people who sell bullets will never hope for peace.” “Groups that profit from crime will never maintain social order.” Three years ago, after learning of the Nova Group’s Totem Project, Yu Bai laid out his plans, decided to forget everything, and turned himself in. Three years later, during a rooftop hostage crisis, he b 81Reads8.1Score—14d adds

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   This book is relatively obscure, but it is indeed a single male protagonist without a romantic pairing, and the plot is decent.

3. 3 十EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Mystery3.2M WordsCompleted 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4k14d adds

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   Can anyone understand me? I saw the title and was going to recommend "The God of Drama," but when I came in, I saw that the questioner had already watched "The God of Drama" and was going to recommend "The Gods," and then I found out that the questioner had already watched it too.

4. 4 胎 Born into the 1970s: I Make My Whole Family Rich Through Studying 胎穿七零：我靠读书带全家致富 Mao Mao猫芼Modern Romance2.6M WordsOngoing (I Just Want to Slack Off, but They Call Me a Genius) (Period Piece + Academic Prodigy + Strengthening the Nation + System + No Romance + Cozy Daily Life + Lighthearted Comedy + Pure Wish Fulfillment) After Chen Wang died, he was reborn as the Chen family's only dim-witted grandson. With four older female cousins, the two elders of the Chen family doted on him like a precious treasure, giving him the best of everything. Chen Wang thought he could spend this life slacking off. Who could have gues 161.7kReads9.0Score15.7k14d adds

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   I've been reading this recently. It's a male protagonist novel, no romantic pairing, and it's currently being serialized. The male protagonist is initially a bit clumsy, which is quite endearing. Later, with the help of a system, he gradually learns and becomes what others call a genius, all through his own hard work. The writing is good; I recommend it.

5. 5 别 Stop Reporting Me, I’ve Already Finished the Story! 别举报了，我都完结了！ Wu Gen无艮Urban315k WordsCompleted [Revenge + Villain Protagonist + Ruthless Violence + Complete Corruption] As a single father, Gu Yinyin was the only person in the world Gu Nian wanted to protect. But when he woke up that morning, he could tell something was wrong with his daughter. Only when the hospital called did he learn that she had suffered an accident. Multiple fractures, a brain hemorrhage, lacerations to several organs, and a lifetime on a ventilator… As he looked at his daughter lying in bed, tubes covering her body, 5kReads8.6Score34514d adds

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   I highly recommend revenge-themed novels!!!

6. 6 刚 I Earned a First-Class Merit Right After Entering Military Academy, and Now the Whole Army Knows My Name! 刚入军校就立一等功，我火遍全军！ Dreaming Across the Four Seas梦在四海Urban2.1M WordsCompleted Lin Wang, a veteran in his previous life, transmigrates into the body of a defense student on his way to report to military academy. On the way, he happens upon a collision between a school bus and a tanker truck. Without hesitation, Lin Wang rushes over and risks the vehicles exploding at any moment to rescue everyone trapped inside. But after he saves the last person, the car explodes, and Lin Wang is knocked unconscious by the blast. By the time he reaches the military academy, he has missed 12.1kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds

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   The male lead has no romantic pairing and a system; the plot is really good, but it might be a bit too much about the protagonist's halo and feels a bit mindless and enjoyable. But I still think it's pretty good and super entertaining.

7. 7 我EN Learning to Slay Gods in the Psychiatric Hospital 我在精神病院学斩神 Three Nine Sound Domain三九音域Urban4.3M WordsCompleted A must-read hit on Tomato Novel | Original novel of the hit anime Slay the Gods | IP influence on the China Online Literature Influence List | 2023 China Good Novel Have you ever wondered whether monsters from ancient myths lurk beneath the neon-lit city? Have you ever wondered whether gods stand watch over humanity atop the moon hanging high above us? Have you ever wondered whether extraordinary people walk among us in our bustling modern cities, acting in the gods’ stead? In the society ruled 992.2kReads9.9Score158.5k14d adds

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   Also a novel by Sanjiu, it tells the story of young Lin Qiye who awakens his superpowers in a world of crisis and begins his legendary journey of slaying gods in a mental hospital.

8. 8 我EN I'm Not a God of Theater 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 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8k14d adds

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   Looks good @39soundrange

9. 9 惊 What! The Little Princess of Tianji Sect Is Fortune-Telling at Her Stall Again 惊！天机门小公主又在摆摊算命 Qianxue's Dream千雪的梦Modern Romance1.8M WordsCompleted (No CP, no male lead) Yu Luo, young mistress of the Tianji Sect, was kicked down to the mortal world by her own father to gain experience. He left her with only a tenth of her magic. The moment she landed, a bolt of thunder struck her and gave her an explosive hairstyle. Hard up for money, she had no choice but to set up a fortune-telling stall at the market. Yu Luo: Old sir, have someone smash the furniture in your house and see what happens. Onlookers: Sir, your home renovation cost millions. 8kReads8.8Score1k14d adds
10. 10 回 Back in the Capital, the Brilliant Miss Is Famous Across the Land 回京后，神算大小姐名满天下 Bright Blue灿蓝Ancient Romance741k WordsCompleted [No romance + metaphysics + fortune-telling + satisfying read + secret identity + ghost-catching + lighthearted, no angst~] Yun Zhuo of the Xiao family was abandoned as a child. When her relatives come looking for her, she decisively returns to the capital to become a thorn in their side. Her birth mother says she’s uncouth and illiterate? But in the blink of an eye, she’s welcomed into the capital’s circle of master scholars, discussing poetry and prose and interpreting the fate of the world. T 151.8kReads9.6Score19.7k14d adds

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    Metaphysics + revenge + pure love + money-making mindset! A great read.

11. 11 开EN From the Start, Immortal for Eternity, Laying Low Until the End of Time 开局长生万古，苟到天荒地老 Purple Spirit Wind and Snow紫灵风雪Eastern Fantasy6.1M WordsCompleted [Published in print] [Not a wish-fulfillment story + tranquil daily life + lighthearted humor + no female lead + no tragedy + survival expert] Enter with caution. A longevity story told from the perspective of an immortal, spanning several great eras of cultivation. It begins in an ordinary mountain village, moves into a small domain, and then enters the vast world of cultivation, passing through the eras of flourishing development, golden prosperity, the collapse of the rules, the great dark up 515.8kReads9.7Score69.9k14d adds

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    Do you still remember the vicissitudes of time depicted in this book? Through the protagonist, the author reveals the loneliness and powerlessness of the immortals, witnessing the endless cycle of eras. [Ultimately, survival is invincible.]

12. 12 满 The Court Hears My Thoughts, While I Just Sit Back and Enjoy the Show 满朝文武听我心声，我只管吃瓜 Half a Life of Peaches半生桃桃Ancient Romance407k WordsCompleted [Inner thoughts + hilarious antics + gossip + everyone’s favorite + slacking off + romance, both leads are faithful] In her previous life, Su Tiechui was an overworked corporate drone with a degree from a top university. She was killed by an object falling from a high-rise while she was gossiping. After she transmigrates, she plans to slack off and enjoy the gossip, but accidentally gets bound to a gossip System and is ordered to become a government official. The entire court is stunned when the 7.6kReads8.8Score75614d adds
13. 13 恐 Horror Movie NPC Goes on a Killing Spree in a Terror Game 恐怖片NPC在惊悚游戏杀疯了 Snow-Skin Lantern冰皮灯笼Mystery1.0M WordsCompleted [Horror + comedy + power fantasy + no female lead (male protagonist has no romantic pairing)] A horror game swept across the world. Fu Yan, an NPC from a horror movie in a higher plane of existence, was accidentally dragged into the game. Fu Yan: Since you've all gone to the trouble of inviting me, I won't hold back. From then on, the “horror game” was plunged into the shadow of someone named “Fu Yan”... Horror NPCs: Please, don't come any closer! Livestream viewers: Can someone do something abo 66kReads9.6Score8.7k14d adds

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    No romantic pairing, exceptionally good, and with very positive values.

14. 14 爆 Going Viral Starts with Calling the Cops 爆红从报警开始 Yu Siyuan余四元Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Microdrama style, silly and lighthearted. The protagonist has no romantic pairings, male or female. Actor Mo Fei gets a Role System. From a holy monk, he gains an ability to attract criminals; from a serial killer, he learns human anatomy; from a detective, he learns to talk to cats; from a master thief, he learns sleight of hand... To everyone else, all of this seems downright bizarre. Would a normal actor radiate murderous intent? Would a normal actor know the human body so well? Would a norma 58.9kReads9.5Score7.9k14d adds
15. 15 杀 Killing Game: Betting My Way to a Fated Destiny 杀戮游戏：以赌徒成就天命 Trying Hard to Become a Couch Potato努力成为一只米虫Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing Why do people go to hell? Because of the sins they committed in the mortal world? Then why do good people go to hell? Because heaven is full? So tell me, am I a good person or a bad one? He Bei died on an utterly ordinary day, after deciding to play a regular murder-mystery game with his roommate. His unremarkable life came to an end. In the eternal realm of slaughter, his identity was Gambler. The Gambler: an evil-aligned class, the most useless profession in the deadly game, on 1.5kReads8.2Score19014d adds
16. 16 纹 A Tattoo Artist Is Weak? From the Start, I Talked the School Beauty Into Getting a Full-Back Dragon Tattoo 纹身师弱？开局忽悠校花纹过肩龙 Jiuwu Liuyi九五六一Urban737k WordsCompleted [Global Class Change] [New Class] [Overwhelming Power] Chu Chen wakes up one day and discovers he's transmigrated to a world where everyone can change classes. Here, anyone can become all kinds of professionals: combat classes, support classes, life classes, and more. There are also perilous dungeons and terrifying monsters! The good news: Chu Chen changes into a unique hidden class. The bad news: it's a support class called “Tattoo Artist.” Right after changing classes, he meets the campus beau 3.8kReads7.2Score50514d adds

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    No romantic pairing, high school romance novel

17. 17 烟EN Misty Rain Tower 烟雨楼 A Night of Misty Rain一夕烟雨Eastern Fantasy9.5M WordsOngoing [The print edition is now available nationwide at all major retailers] "Traditional xuanhuan" "No harem" In the land of Jiuzhou stands a tower called the Misty Rain Tower. Its master, Li Qingzhi, is hailed as a peerless prodigy, holding life and death in his hands beneath the cover of night. Yet what the world doesn’t know is that someone else stands behind the Misty Rain Tower, its true founder. Using the guise of a spoiled young master as cover, he manipulates the winds and clouds and plots ac 868.8kReads9.6Score66.1k14d adds

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    Very beautiful

18. 18 神 The Prodigy's Rebirth and Revenge 神童穿越重生复仇记 The Crybaby Di Pusi爱哭的狄蒲司Historical410k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Lin Mo, was a child prodigy in ancient times but later fell into hardship. On his twentieth birthday, he was poisoned to death by a wealthy merchant's daughter, only for the modern-day Lin Mo, a criminal investigator and forensic pathologist, to transmigrate into his body. And so begins a thrilling, soul-stirring legend! 1Reads—Score—14d adds

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    The story, full of twists and turns, tells the bizarre tale of a forensic detective whose soul travels through time.

19. 19 你 You Call This a D-Rank Ability? 你管这叫D级能力？ Shang Die商迭Urban5.6M WordsOngoing Five million words, plenty to read [Mind games] [Strategizing] [Intricate plot] [Not a wish-fulfillment novel] Transmigrating three years ago brought Xu Ye to an unfamiliar world! In this world, Void Demons invade and Void Beasts run rampant! Humans have abilities that allow them to become Void Hunters and fight to protect humanity! Xu Ye awakens an SSS-grade ability by chance, only to discover that it lets him understand and use D-grade abilities alone! His beloved dies tragically in the belly 40.6kReads8.7Score3.2k14d adds

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    Not brainless, highly intelligent, not a saint.

20. 20 写 I Wrote a Fairy Tale and Forged the Twilight of the Gods 写个童话，铸成诸神黄昏 Milk Tea Cats and Dogs奶茶猫狗Mystery1.1M WordsOngoing One day, countless [Gates] suddenly appeared across the world. At the same time, a power known as [Truth] began to echo through the human realm. Some awakened the Truth of Isaac Newton, father of mechanics, and learned the sky-rending magic of manipulating gravity. Some awakened the Truth of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the nuclear bomb demon, and could turn an entire city to lifeless ruins with a wave of their hand. Some awakened the Truth of Li Bai, the immortal banished from heaven, and could d 63.7kReads9.3Score5.3k14d adds
21. 21 被 Adopted by the Uncanny for Eighteen Years 被诡异收养十八年后 Wait Until I Get a Seat at the Table等我上桌Mystery1.7M WordsOngoing "If you had to live with an eerie being, and could keep growing stronger as long as you survived, would you do it?" Ning Qiu licked his lips. "A female ghost?" "Yes. And she's your mom." Ning Qiu: "Kill me! Just kill me already!" Eighteen years later, Ning Qiu looked at the terrifying S-rank eerie being before him and realized he had only a 99 percent chance of winning. Feeling a little unsure of himself, he could only shout helplessly, "Mom! Help!" "Young man, are you calling for the black mom 12.9kReads8.1Score1.9k14d adds
22. 22 都 Everyone Says I'm Crazy, But I'm Perfectly Normal 都说我是精神病，可我是正常人啊 Twilight Cicadas Hear the Wind暮蝉听风Urban178k WordsOngoing [Urban high martial arts + transmigration + genius + comedy + decisive action + no romance + nobody gets dumbed down + a protagonist who’s occasionally not quite right in the head] The rating is low because it just came out. Jiang Qi transmigrates into a high-martial-arts world where the Strange Abyss has descended and mutant beasts run rampant, and finds himself in the body of a mental patient. He expects a future full of obstacles, but unexpectedly awakens a top-tier talent. With this talent, 1Reads6.7Score—14d adds
23. 23 惊 The Horror Realm: Entering the Strange World from a Psychiatric Hospital 惊悚领域：从精神病院进入诡世界 Tender Little Puppy香嫩的小狗Mystery1.5M WordsOngoing (The hardcover edition has been published!) [Infinite Flow] [Original Horror Instances] [Mild Horror] “Chen Ji murdered his mother a week ago and spent three days with her corpse before he was arrested.” “You have been diagnosed with schizophrenia and are about to be transferred to a psychiatric hospital for supervision.” “Do you have anything to say?” The black-haired boy before them slowly raised his head, his expression calm. “I’ll say it again.” “The thing I killed wasn’t my mother...” “It w 349.6kReads9.5Score70.9k14d adds
24. 24 死 After Billions of Deaths, I Became the Administrator of the Uncanny 死亡亿万次，我即是诡管理员 Racking My Brains搜肠刮肚Mystery392k WordsCompleted [Subtle Horror] [Survival Puzzles] [Paranormal Invasion] This book has no female lead. Chapters 19 and the first half of Chapter 20 contain mildly romantic scenes. The main plot follows Lin He entering the Ghost Gate. After working with the male lead, he decides to open the Ghost Gate and establish contact with the Nine Provinces to arrange the containment of paranormal entities. Readers who mind the romantic scenes can skip to the words “Imperial Palace” after the standalone ellipsis in Chapter 13Reads8.0Score—14d adds
25. 25 英 With Zero Spirit Compatibility, I Have No Choice but to Contract with Myself 英灵相性为零，我只好契约自己 The Immortal I Defeated手下败仙Urban600k WordsCompleted In an age when everyone can command spirits, people gain great power by forming contracts with heroic spirits. Some heroic spirits can split mountains with their strength and part rivers with a sweep of their hands; others tread the air and cross a thousand miles in a single leap… But after transmigrating here, Jiang Xuan has no talent for spirit summoning. His compatibility with heroic spirits is zero, and he is dismissed as a good-for-nothing. Fortunately, the yin-yang fish pendant that came w 1.9kReads8.9Score19714d adds
26. 26 满EN 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 21.1kReads8.4Score1.8k14d adds
27. 27 转 Reborn as a Silly Roe Deer: Bro, You Smell Delicious! 转生傻狍子，兄弟，你好香啊！ Metamorphosed into a Moth破茧成蛾Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [No heroine] [No contrived drama] [No angst] [Lighthearted power fantasy] Lu Changge transmigrates to the Spirit Martial Continent and is reborn as a silly roe deer. Bound to the [Healing System], he earns healing points by healing others, which he can use to raise his cultivation and bloodline and evolve his innate abilities. The higher the target's fortune and the more severe their injuries, the more healing points he earns. Then he meets a beautiful, powerful, tragic child of fortune. And the 19.9kReads9.0Score2.6k14d adds
28. 28 倒 90-Day Countdown: China Enters First-Level Combat Readiness 倒计时90天：华夏进入一级战备 A Salted Fish Swaying in the Wind风中摇摆的咸鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse2.3M WordsOngoing #Ensemble Cast #Reborn in the Apocalypse #Nationwide Mobilization #Hardcore Military Industry #Everyone Transmigrates #Rise of a Great Power "If the apocalypse were imminent, Dongguo would deliver the most stirring answer!" At a single order from the nation, Huaxia immediately activated its highest-level state of combat readiness! We would not sit back and wait for the gods to save us, nor pin our hopes on aid from other countries. Billions of people united as one, building a nationwide line of 69.3kReads9.2Score5.1k14d adds

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    3.4 is very similar to "The God of Drama". 1 is a cultivation novel, 2 is a post-apocalyptic survival novel with patriotism and a high theme.

29. 29 大EN A Freshman Internship, and You Go to Bureau 749 to Contain Monsters 大一实习，你跑去749收容怪物 Gaara's Sand我爱罗的沙Urban4.0M WordsOngoing [Decisive killing] [How could any monster be good?] [All monsters deserve to die] [Ruthless] During his sophomore summer vacation, Lu Ding had planned to use the time to take an internship and earn some living expenses. Who could have expected that the construction site where he interned would excavate a bleeding stone? The workers fled one after another, but Lu Ding charged in with a rotary hammer. After transmigrating to this world nearly twenty years ago, Lu Ding’s golden finger, the Monster 513.4kReads9.5Score39.7k14d adds
30. 30 出 After Prison, I Flash-Married a Billionaire 出狱后，我闪婚千亿老公 A Meter of Longing一米相思Modern Romance2.6M WordsCompleted On the day of her wedding, Li Man was framed and thrown in prison. After her release, she impulsively married a driver and decided they would make a simple life together. Little did she know, the driver was a powerful man who controlled everything, and the scumbag's uncle! After they married, he faithfully fulfilled his duties as her husband and took excellent care of both her and her grandmother. As a husband, he was faultless, but Li Man knew he didn't love her. She thought their quiet life wo 24.5kReads8.9Score2.1k14d adds

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    A whirlwind marriage and relationship with a domineering CEO, a scumbag.

31. 31 闪 A Whirlwind Wedding in the ER, Dr. Tang! 闪婚急诊，唐医生！ Qing Qianlu清浅璐Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Viral Hit Across the Internet] [Sweet Romance + Comeback + Powerful Male Lead + One-on-One] “Where does it hurt?” “I... I bumped into something.” He casually pointed to the inner room. “Go lie down in there and take off your pants!” She took a deep breath and tried to reassure herself. It was just an examination, a perfectly normal examination! In public, he was a renowned neurosurgeon; in private, he was the domineering, rebellious heir to an empire. In public, she was an amnesiac young woman; 2.2kReads8.8Score41314d adds
32. 32 闪 A Flash Marriage, a Pampered Life: The Wealthiest Mogul Falls for Me 闪婚成宠首富大佬爱上我 Glazed Snow琉璃雪雪Modern Romance2.4M WordsCompleted She was an ugly country girl who took her younger sister's place as the bride of Fu Nancheng, the most powerful man in Ye City. By day, she worked diligently as a humble maid. By night, she took off her scars to reveal a peerless beauty, becoming the stand-in bride of a tycoon worth hundreds of billions. When the secret of her stand-in marriage came out, Ye City's socialites waited for her to be humiliated. But all they got was a front-row seat as she launched her unstoppable new life, blending 5.5kReads8.9Score74714d adds
33. 33 我 I Was Manipulated by a Jerk 我被渣男PUA I Am My Own Heroine我是我的女主角Modern Romance118k WordsCompleted Hai Niannian never imagined that the phrase “hopelessly stupid and blinded by love” would ever describe her. She met him during military training in high school. One glance started a doomed relationship. From the age of fifteen to twenty-two, Hai Niannian’s world held only Gu Yanchen. She gave up the martial arts she loved for him, argued with her parents for him, and did many things that went against her principles for him. But Gu Yanchen’s world had never revolved around Hai Niannian alone. Gu 1Reads—Score—14d adds
34. 34 最 Greek Mythology: The Weakest Goddess Will Never Be a Slave! 【希腊神话】最弱女神永不为奴！ Shrimp and Pork Bun虾仁肉包子Eastern Fantasy535k WordsCompleted Reborn in the world of Greek mythology, she became the youngest daughter of Zeus and Hera, Hebe, goddess of youth. What? The weakest and most powerless of the gods of youth? The most dispensable cupbearer of the gods? A trophy for the great hero Heracles? Hebe says there's no way that's happening. She'll use the wisdom of China to carve out her own glory and trample anyone who tries to humiliate her beneath her feet! [Some myth-bending and original worldbuilding. She's focused on building her ca 17.2kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds

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    As far as I can remember, they were all without a romantic pairing. I'm not sure about the fourth one because I didn't finish reading it, but I read about half of it and it seemed to be without a romantic pairing.

35. 35 开 I Discovered I Was the Villain from the Start, So I Became a Slacker 开局发现自己是反派，我咸鱼了 Cabbage Wontons白菜云吞Urban293k WordsCompleted After graduating from college, orphan Lin Mumu was lucky enough to pass the Exorcism Bureau's entrance exam. She was about to start her laid-back life as a civil servant, lying flat within the system. But on her first day at work, she made a startling discovery: she wasn't actually human... 371Reads8.6Score—14d adds
36. 36 无 Infinite: The Heroine Awakens in a Black Coffin 无限：女主在黑棺里苏醒了 Chubby Little Dudu胖小嘟嘟Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted The great masters in other stories are all ethereal immortals, riding flying swords. Yin Qing is different: she rides... a coffin. An infinite-flow novel. Not every story arc is horror-themed; all kinds of worlds make an appearance. (No romance, lighthearted, suitable even for the easily frightened.) 3.9kReads9.2Score46314d adds
37. 37 除 Everyone on the Team Is a Villain Except Me 除我以外，全队反派 Ruan Qingruan阮清阮Modern Romance2.0M WordsOngoing An original fictional society with lots of personal worldbuilding and foreshadowing. Don’t come in with your own preconceptions and impose them on the author or the story. No suggestions, please. There is a couple, but the romance doesn’t take up much of the story. An alternate “what if” storyline will be written after the ending. Readers with strict moral sensibilities, please stay away. The protagonists aren’t perfect, so don’t judge them by universal standards of morality. If this isn’t to yo 25kReads9.6Score2.7k14d adds
38. 38 谁 Can You Believe It? The Empress Wrote a Hundred Palace Rules 谁懂啊，娘娘写了一百条宫规 Strawberry Xi草莓汐Ancient Romance602k WordsCompleted [Palace Intrigue + Ancient-Era Heroine + Reborn Supporting Female Character + Transmigrated Supporting Female Character + Everyone Is Clever + Clear-Eyed Heroine] From ordinary palace candidate to empress. Everyone believes the emperor is devoted to Ning Wanyin. Only Ning Wanyin knows how treacherous and perilous the journey has been. She has survived every step through sheer caution. Lady Tang, reborn: “She killed me in my last life. This time, of course I’ll… make her my friend! Do I really th 41.2kReads9.6Score5.9k14d adds
39. 39 归 The Way Home 归途 Xia Dayu夏大雨Two Male Leads191k WordsCompleted [Tao Dongling vs. Chen Zhaolai] [Top-Tier Novel + Two Male Leads + Urban Life + Everyday People + Hard Work + Happy Ending + Sweet Romance + Realistic] There’s a little shop along the route Tao Dongling has been driving lately, where you can park, eat, and stay the night. It’s pretty cheap and clean, and the owner is quiet, handling all the work inside and out by himself. Then one day, Tao Dongling said to the owner, “Brother Lai, every time I come here, I don’t want to leave.” Chen Zhaolai took 27.7kReads9.6Score3k14d adds

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    It was a peaceful breakup, but it felt a bit rushed. The dog's tears probably helped 🤡

40. 40 诱 A Guide to Wooing the Villain's Wife 诱哄反派老婆指南 Le Qi Qi乐七戚Two Male Leads2.1M WordsCompleted Recommended ongoing novel: The Supporting Character Takes Center Stage: I Hear Your Wife Is Irresistible Synopsis: When the protagonists of the original worlds begin to awaken, the plot starts veering off course. The protagonists even start pursuing the villains as their wives, abandoning their careers and spending every day all over their beloveds, cuddling and snuggling. A mission-taker who arrives with a walkthrough: “This isn’t how the plot I know is supposed to go.” Top protagonist, episodi 5.4kReads9.4Score53014d adds
41. 41 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 78.3kReads9.4Score13k14d adds
42. 42 离 What the Heck! The Cannon Fodder Has Caught the Eye of a Crazy Miaojiang Boy 离谱！炮灰被疯批苗疆少年觊觎了 June Ah六月吖Two Male Leads464k WordsCompleted [Miaojiang top + two male leads + supporting character awakens + wall* + fictional fantasy setting + mutual devotion] [For the live audio version, we recommend listening with headphones] Before Jiang Li died, he discovered that he was a supporting character in a melodramatic Miaojiang novel. The male and female leads went on vacation to a Miao village, and he, a supporting character, wasn't about to be outdone, so he went along too. There, he met a stunningly beautiful Miaojiang youth. He treate 3.9kReads9.1Score61614d adds
43. 43 我 I Refuse to Farm Favorability 我是不会刷好感度的 Zhaozhao Is Not Zhaozhao朝朝不是找找Two Male Leads397k WordsCompleted [Publication rights acquired] Nobody's Collecting Affection Points in This Tragic Romance A laid-back, sharp-tongued beauty with a flirtatious streak, the bottom X a cold, nasty, high-status top * Transmigrated into an old-school tragic romance as a disposable male supporting character. An abusive father, a biased mother, a scheming younger brother, and a deeply conservative family. Xu Ruoti: You don't have to drive me to my death. I'll do it myself. * His violent father attacks his spineless mo 30.2kReads9.4Score4.8k14d adds
44. 44 鬼 The Ghost King's Hound 鬼王的恶犬 Liu Yao六妖Two Male Leads292k WordsCompleted If nothing unexpected happened, Jiang Tian would have been Shao Xing’s fiercely loyal subordinate. But Shao Xing clearly wanted more than a simple working relationship. He loved Jiang Tian, not with the concern one might feel for a subordinate, but with a possessive, controlling love in the truest sense. Then everything went off the rails. Jiang Tian was frightened. He had once been loyal to Shao Xing, but he couldn’t accept his feelings. Disgust, revulsion, fear: every negative emotion surged u 6.3kReads9.3Score93714d adds
45. 45 无EN Infinite Escape: From Cannon Fodder to Beautiful, Powerful, and Doomed 无限逃亡，炮灰爆改美强惨 Getting Up Early Isn't Goji Berries早起不是枸杞Two Male Leads830k WordsCompleted [Signed for publication][Audiobook narrated by a real person now available] Two male leads + Infinite Flow + Misguided assumptions A good-for-nothing cannon-fodder, Xie De, gets a System dropped on him. He thinks he can finally embark on the path of a legendary hero and triumph all the way, but it turns out his System is a useless, abandoned piece of junk that can’t provide a thing. Shop? No. Rewards? No. Missions? No. Fine, Xie De decides to keep slacking off. But the System won’t have it. Sure 78.3kReads9.6Score10.4k14d adds
46. 46 亡 My Late Husband Is Above 亡夫在上 Wei Yiyun Who Loves the Bo Tree喜欢伯乐树的魏依云Two Male Leads633k WordsCompleted [Blind beauty on the bottom X obsessive King of the Underworld on top, one-on-one, happy ending, with foreshadowing and twists] At seventeen, the little blind boy with no memories and no one to care for him gropes his way through the darkness, keeping company with a vengeful ghost who has come to the mortal realm to claim lives. The ghost rarely speaks. Only when Fan Li loses his way does a cold hand reach out to lead him back to his room. The ghost's bites hurt, and his moods are unpredictable. 3kReads9.4Score42514d adds
47. 47 末 Apocalypse: After the Saintly Hero Turns Dark and Becomes the Villain 末世：圣母男主黑化成了反派后 Bestow赋予Two Male Leads503k WordsCompleted [Male lead top x System bottom] - 0329 was a System ordered to capture a fugitive System. But the fugitive was far too powerful. Not only did 0329 fail to catch it, it got beaten so badly that its energy was completely drained and its chip started smoking! With no energy left, it couldn't contact headquarters, so it had no choice but to crash-land in an unfamiliar world. It planned to form a contract with a male lead and absorb a little of his luck, which would let it recover enough energy to co 5.7kReads8.9Score66714d adds
48. 48 我 My Scumbag Emperor Was Reborn 我的渣皇帝重生了 Pear Blossom White zz梨花白zzTwo Male Leads642k WordsCompleted Prince Ning Yin Luanting, whose power dominates the court, falls under the emperor's suspicion. Sick in body and weary in heart, he resigns and leaves the capital, his illness weighing him down. Three years later, the sole guard he took with him gallops into the imperial city bearing Yin Luanting's ashes and keepsake, announcing his death and delivering his final words: Yin Luanting is dead. He has no intention of rebellion. Your Majesty can rest easy. The emperor is overcome with grief. His old 16.2kReads9.5Score1.9k14d adds
49. 49 谁EN What Kind of Aloof First Love Bites Your Scent Gland Every Day?! 谁家清冷白月光天天咬人腺体啊！ Grapefruit葡萄柚Two Male Leads447k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Two Alphas + Rekindled Romance + Pheromone Submission + Happy Ending] A cool, devoted alpha who's all bark and no bite × a patient, unhinged green-tea alpha, the one who got away Broad shoulders, a slim waist, long legs, sharp brows, sparkling eyes, and a pert little butt. From the moment Jiang Lan made his debut, his outrageously handsome face took the country by storm. Now, five years into his career and nearing thirty, his popularity remains sky-high. Everyone says Jiang Lan 14.2kReads9.5Score1.8k14d adds
50. 50 人 The Mermaid Hunter 人鱼猎手 Xiao Xiao Le鸮鸮乐Two Male Leads209k WordsCompleted [Mermaid Hunter Bottom x Mermaid Monster Top] Forced love, medieval Europe, Western fantasy, fictional setting, all characters are villains [Hypocritical, narcissistic bottom x madman top] *Setting: Merfolk disguise themselves as humans and hide in human society. They are emotionless monsters who can imitate everything humans do, including their language. These monsters have an extraordinary capacity for learning. Only mermaid hunters with an absolute sense of smell can pick them out from a cro 5.7kReads9.4Score1.3k14d adds

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