This Is So Hard. I Keep Dropping Books Halfway Through Because They're All the Same Formula 好难呀，好多书看一半就看不下去了，套路都一样

1. 1 虫 Insectoid: Why Is the Male Lord Like That? 虫族：雄主他为何那样 Water-Scented Smoke水沉烟Two Male Leads320k WordsCompleted [Insectoid race + top who dotes on the bottom + love that grows over time + no gender equality + 1v1] Scheming, extremely controlling, sadistic male lead vs. cold, sickly, self-effacing female lead Jian Chi transmigrated into an insectoid novel, becoming the male protagonist’s foil. The System told him that if he followed the original character’s storyline as a criminal and completed a hundred scenarios, he could return to his original world and come back to life. System: Tell your female monarc 18.2kReads9.4Score2kShelves

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   A very special Zerg novel. It is different from most of the characters. It is very novel and exciting. In short, it is very good. The plot is not cliché at all. Let me watch it!

2. 2 失 Starlight Out of Control 失控星光 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads371k WordsCompleted [The print edition of Uncontrolled Starlight goes on sale nationwide on May 30] [Two male leads + secret love + entertainment industry + younger man + rekindled romance] Shen Jixing, a legendary movie star in the Chinese entertainment industry, is as aloof as snow on a mountaintop, noble and cold. He has long held an unshakable place at the pinnacle of the industry. Then one day, a tidal wave of vicious scandals engulfs him… His status plummets overnight. With nowhere else to go, he calmly knock 54.6kReads9.6Score8.2kShelves

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   I would recommend this book to the world! This is simply a miracle! It's so fragrant. It's so fragrant! White cranes and puppies are the best match! Please, go and see it, it's really super, super, super invincible and beautiful!

3. 3 不 Aren't You the Cool Commander? Then Why Do You Cry After One Kiss? 不是高冷指挥官吗？怎么一亲就哭 Si Jiao司皎Two Male Leads517k WordsCompleted [Print edition signed] [Interstellar + ABO + younger man + two equally powerful leads] Shi Ji, the Federation's highest-ranking commander, is coldly beautiful, chaste, and ruthless: a lofty flower that spells death at the slightest touch. Everyone treats the commander with nothing but respect, and then more respect. Until the first day of freshman enrollment at the Royal Academy Xie Zhuo stood among the crowd in a windbreaker, his brilliant silver hair wild and untamed. He was so striking that n 64.3kReads9.7Score11.2kShelves

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   Immortal product! Families, no one can say no to it! It's super beautiful and the love between cats and dogs is so beautiful. Everyone who has seen it said it's good (yes) it's a wonderful rejuvenation! It's really super, super, invincible and beautiful. Don't make me beg you. Just rush it without thinking.

4. 4 我 We’re Not That Kind of Master and Disciple 我们不是那样的师徒 Silent Falling Warmth落温无声Two Male Leads1.7M WordsOngoing [Switching Seme and Uke] [Two Male Leads] [Original Characters Stay in Character] [Book Transmigration] [1v1] Tang Shanyu thought he had simply transmigrated, until his master, Qin Lanshi, who had also transmigrated, told him this wasn’t an ordinary transmigration. It was Book Transmigration, and the novel’s seme and uke were respectively Tang Shanyu’s senior brother and Qin Lanshi’s senior brother. The protagonists’ plot armor was invincible, so the two supporting characters gave up trying. “So 4.7kReads9.5Score639Shelves

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   What a miracle doctor [silly laugh] The strabismus that has been in my eyes for so many years has finally been cured. My eyes widened when I saw this novel [silly laugh] [like] It's so invincible and beautiful! The whole book is relatively relaxed and joyful, but there are many things worth thinking about. Everyone is three-dimensional and rich. I really recommend everyone to read it. My highlight in this book is - "But if I choose this flower, then I must select the one that I think is the best among thousands of flowers." "I saw beautiful scenery there, the endless mountains, the mountaintops surrounded by mist, and the cool breeze blowing on my face." In places that are not in the book, in places that cannot be seen in the book, those vast and beautiful scenery are always worth seeing. "So, I want you to see it too."

5. 5 荒 Wilderness Survival: Sparks Fly Between Me and My Five Exes 荒野求生：我和五个前任火光四射 Whirlwind Lightbringer旋风光之子Modern Romance561k WordsCompleted [Live Streaming + Sweet Romance + Lighthearted Comedy + Feel-Good Story + System + Survival Variety Show + Showbiz] Qi Fei, the number one female sword cultivator in the Three Realms, practiced until she suffered a cultivation deviation. Her soul entered another world to undergo tribulations, and when she opened her eyes, she had become a D-list actress who was universally hated online, taking part in a wilderness survival variety show. There was nothing wrong with joining the show. But why were 11.8kReads9.3Score1.8kShelves

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   Very beautiful🤩, the heroine's brain circuit is very strange, making people laugh non-stop

6. 6 糟 Oh No! The Day Before I Flee, I Get Pregnant by the Heir 糟！跑路前一天，我怀了世子的崽 Arubas of the Northern Snowy Wasteland北雪荒原的阿鲁巴斯Ancient Romance949k WordsCompleted Mu Chunqing is a passionate woman of the jianghu who believes in repaying kindness and vengeance. But at twenty, she’s considered an old maid. Her mother worries that she’ll die without anyone to burn paper offerings at her grave, so she wants Mu Chunqing to find a man and have a child. After a long search, Mu Chunqing chooses a handsome, powerfully built, unruly subordinate to father her child. But she never expected him not only to cooperate without a fight, but also to become impossible to sh 5.1kReads9.3Score583Shelves

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   A combination of time travel and rebirth, with built-in time travel artifacts

7. 7 序 Sequence Highway: Don't Fall Behind! 序列公路：不要掉队！ Roaring Mountains and Seas山海呼啸Mystery3.7M WordsOngoing [Fresh Premise + Not Mindless Wish Fulfillment + Not Invincible + Sequence Potions + The Supernatural + Road Survival + Upgrading Supplies + Ruthless Protagonist] The supernatural descended, turning cities into forbidden zones for humanity. People had to rely on Sequence Awakened to keep migrating. Settled life gave way to a nomadic existence. During one such migration, Chen Ye awakened an upgrade System. In his hands, a rusty bicycle transformed into an armored battle vehicle. A tattered tent e 580.3kReads8.5Score36.8kShelves

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   They are all about doomsday. The first one is about the weird survival doomsday. The male protagonist is not conventional, there is no Virgin, and there is no female protagonist. There are both men and women in the show, but the male protagonist is determined not to compromise for beauty. He keeps trying to survive under the bottom line. There is a golden finger, but it is not the kind that is invincible. It grows up slowly along the way, which makes people feel very involved. The second one is about national sports, but it is not like other heavy-handed ones. It is very funny and makes people feel happy after watching it. Not cheesy at all.

8. 8 国 National Fate: My Luck Is So Bad I Put Every Point Into Durability 国运：因为运气太差就全点耐活了 Irascible Reverse Butterfly暴躁之逆蝶Urban714k WordsCompleted Tang Fei had been human for twenty years, living on Blue Star like a walking guide to surviving the apocalypse. He went to school, and the school shut down. He got a job, then got hit by a car on his way out. He was hospitalized, and the troublemaking patient next door kicked his oxygen tube loose. Being human, I'm fucking sorry for it! That was, until the National Destiny Forbidden Zone opened... He was selected and thrown into the National Destiny Forbidden Zone! The Dragon Nation audience exc 4kReads7.5Score421Shelves
9. 9 演 I Played the Emperor My Whole Life, and After Being Reborn, He Still Wants the Crown Prince 演了皇上一辈子，重生他还要太子 One Little Sweet Fish一口小甜鱼Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted Original title: Only After His Death Did He Learn That the Empress Did Not Want to Be Buried With Him [The heroine transmigrates, the hero is reborn] As he lay dying, Emperor Tianhe looked back on his eventful life. He had risen from humble beginnings to become the founding emperor, and the world praised his achievements. In his fading consciousness, he saw his virtuous empress, his beautiful consorts, and his weeping children. He felt that his life had been complete. But after he died, his soul 30.7kReads8.9Score2.4kShelves

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   After the emperor's death, his soul stayed in the palace, only to find that the queen was unwilling to be buried with the emperor. She was reborn unwillingly, and got entangled with the queen for the sake of the prince.

10. 10 京 The Ninth Master of the Capital’s Reborn Little Rose: Alluring Yet Obedient 京圈九爷的重生小玫瑰，又欲又乖 Eating Tomatoes Without Gaining Weight吃番茄不长胖Modern Romance652k WordsCompleted A short drama adapted from the author's novel Late Night, Don't Say My Name is now available. [Reborn romance + long-planned scheme + obsessive second male lead pursues his wife + the Ninth Lord takes the lead] In her previous life, Meng Mingxuan misunderstood the Ninth Lord, who doted on and loved her, believing he and her older sister were in a tragic love affair. She did everything she could to flee his side and married Yin Ting, a poor man whose profile resembled the Ninth Lord's. In the end 36.6kReads9.3Score12.4kShelves

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    Life is already very bitter, it's time to eat something sweet [laughs]

11. 11 失 After Losing Her Memory, Her Ex's Uncle Lures Her Into Ruin 失忆后，前任小叔诱她沉沦 Jin Jinqiao金金桥Modern Romance2.2M WordsCompleted After spending five years fawning over a scumbag, Li Sui lost her memory in a car accident. Her scumbag fiancé held her green-tea younger sister in his arms and pointed at the man on the television. “That's your boyfriend. Go after him.” Li Sui obediently did as she was told and went after him. The man on television was Huo Yanzhou, the unattainable darling of their social circle. Two years earlier, he had lost the use of both legs because of Li Sui. Everyone waited to see her make a fool of her 3kReads8.2Score977Shelves
12. 12 我 I’ve Left the Sect to Cultivate the Killing Dao. What Good Are Your Tears Now? 我已弃宗修杀道，你哭瞎眼有何用 Immortal Little Carp仙小鲤Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Chi Du always dreamed of being loved. She thought her master and her four junior brothers would eventually see how good she was and come back to her. To win their affection again, she let everyone order her around and gave everything she had to the Canghai Sect, even enduring beatings and insults like a slave. In the end, they repaid her by draining her blood for Liu Qinghuan. Reborn, Chi Du no longer wanted the Canghai Sect. She no longer wanted her junior brothers. S 3.4kReads8.2Score440Shelves

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    All the routes in this book are different from others. Is it true that no one has read this book? It's super good-looking. It was released not long ago and the rating is a bit low. The heroine destroys the entire sect alone and sends the master to ascend. Thousands of people sacrifice their lives to fight the demigods. Finally, the master and brother's former friends are resurrected. After disappearing for thousands of years, they return. Jun Mo holds his sword and waits for a thousand years.

13. 13 成 What on Earth Is This? Complete in Two Volumes (The Original Novel Behind the Hit Drama Starring Wang Churan and Cheng Lei) 成何体统：全二册（王楚然、丞磊主演热播影视剧原著） Qi Yingjun七英俊Anime Fanfiction314k WordsCompleted What is it like to transmigrate into a web novel and become the tyrant's bedmate? After a few simple calculations, Yu Wanyin reached a conclusion: she would have to find another way. In this story full of villains, if she wanted to carve out a path to survival, she had to become the biggest villain of all. First, help the tyrant take down Prince Duan, then take down the tyrant and become empress herself. But when she met the tyrant and carefully considered the strange sense of familiarity in his 37.5kReads9.7Score5.9kShelves

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    This is my favorite. It's very interesting. The plots are different. 🥝 There is animation in Aiqiyi. It's a very good book. It has a family, a country and a world, and a love for children. In the end, the clouds clear and the moon shines. The plot is not the same as now when you can write a novel by changing the protagonist. It has been added to the bookshelf for a few years.

14. 14 摄 Your Highness the Regent, Is Your Assassin Missing a Few Marbles? 摄政王殿下，你家杀手缺根筋！ Little Iron Leftover小铁剩Ancient Romance559k WordsCompleted After Jiu Yue died, the System told her that once she completed her mission, she could return to the real world with a reward of ten billion. Jiu Yue, who had been grumbling about her identity as an assassin, smiled sweetly. “Who says transmigrating is a bad thing? This is amazing!” However, a time-space delay kept the System from transmigrating with her, and it hadn't had time to explain the mission in full. But Jiu Yue didn't think that mattered. She was an assassin, after all. How hard could 76.8kReads9.4Score11.4kShelves
15. 15 我 I Gave the Mute CEO Talk Therapy, and the Whole Family Was Stunned 我给哑巴总裁做话疗，豪门全懵了 Lu Chi鹿迟Modern Romance300k WordsCompleted “Chatty Little Sun Heroine × Mute Powerhouse in a High Position, Married First, Love Later + Sweet Romance + Feel-Good Daily Life” Sang Lu awakened to the truth. In the original story, she was a vicious sister-in-law from a wealthy family. She despised her mute husband, teamed up with awful relatives to swindle her own family, and did every kind of wicked thing. Her husband ignored her, her younger brothers-in-law slapped her, and she met a tragic end. “Wait, was I the huge idiot all along?” Abs 50.4kReads9.5Score7.7kShelves
16. 16 宝 Be Good, Baby, I'll Give In. Proud Lord Sheng Falls for Me 宝贝乖我服软，傲娇盛爷沦陷了 Han Dabai韩大白Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [The print edition of Delayed Heartbeats is now available. You can buy it at the Little Tomato Books flagship store!] Rumor has it that Sheng Shi is hot-tempered and ruthless. His elders hope marriage will change him and make him more mild-mannered. When Sheng Shi first met Yu Weiyi, he laid down three rules: “Don't follow me. Don't tell anyone about our relationship. Don't interfere in my personal affairs.” Later, Sheng Shi introduced her to everyone he met: “This is Yu Weiyi, my wife.” Later s 37.2kReads9.5Score7kShelves

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    I like it so much. I like to torture first and then sweeten it. The male protagonist is a bit yandere and the female protagonist is soft. They are all super good-looking. Xiaobao who likes to chase his wife can check it out😍

17. 17 意 After an Unexpected Pregnancy: Mr. Bo Is Truly Irresistible 意外怀孕后：薄总他真香了 Huang Bao黄宝Modern Romance757k WordsCompleted (The print edition goes on sale across major platforms on May 10) [Both leads are each other's first and only] [Marriage Before Love] He was the eldest son of the immensely wealthy Bo family, hot-tempered, brooding, and not to be crossed. She was only the housekeeper's daughter. By a twist of fate, they spent one reckless night together, and she became pregnant. She became the well-behaved granddaughter-in-law of Old Madam Bo. She also became, in his eyes, a shameless woman after his money. Bo X 23.2kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
18. 18 心 Cherished Darling 心肝宠 Jiu Ling九棂Modern Romance2.0M WordsCompleted (Top-tier wealthy family, a modern Jiangnan beauty as the heroine, an obsessive male lead, the heroine pursues him at first, then he spoils her relentlessly, devoted to each other, happy ending) For the sake of the child in her belly, Lu Zhiling was forced to marry an obsessive tycoon. Everyone thought she wouldn’t live long enough to give birth. To stay alive, she began winning him over. Before she knew it, she had become the apple of his eye. Later, she prepared to run away. His car was perche 104.4kReads9.5Score10.5kShelves
19. 19 我 I Block the CEO Every Day After Work 我每天下班后把总裁拉黑 Little Glutinous Rice Cake小糍子26k WordsCompleted I block the CEO every day after work —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Read it in 20 minutes, it's great

20. 20 废 A Talentless Spirit Master Wins by Picking the Right Patron 废材灵师，抱对大腿后躺赢了 Little Mushroom Girl o小菇娘oAncient Romance551k WordsCompleted [Otherworldly continent + hunting and farming + alchemy + crafting + transmigration] If talent falls short, make up for it with strength. Well, luck counts as strength too, doesn’t it? On Huiling Continent, the year has four seasons: Rain, Heat, Wind, and Cold, making up a total of twenty-four months. The Rain and Wind seasons each last only two months, while Heat and Cold each last ten. Men awaken as Martial Spirit Masters, while women awaken as Spirit Masters, able to craft, make medicine, and 17.3kReads8.2Score1.5kShelves
21. 21 无 Endless Seas: I Strike Treasure and Win Big with Spirit Eyes 无尽海域：我靠灵眼赶宝躺赢 Jiji Mouse of the Spirit Spring灵泉的吉吉鼠Modern Romance603k WordsCompleted In the vast seas of another world lies a post-apocalyptic realm that has undergone cataclysmic changes. Land is scarce, and islands dot the boundless ocean. Supplies are rare and resources meager, and every day people struggle just to get a full meal. Su Yan was born into this world with a golden finger: a spirit eye that reveals everything at a glance. For the first thirty years, she was alone and weak, with a dull blade and no choice but to hide away on a small island, using her spirit eye to 6.8kReads8.3Score531Shelves
22. 22 督 Commander, Your Little Dumpling Is Bringing Good Luck Again 督军，你家奶团子又锦鲤附体了 Ink-Dyed Green Wound Tears墨染圊殇泪Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Republican era + adorable kids + lucky star + adored by everyone + childhood sweethearts + animal speech] Juanjuan was orphaned when her adoptive parents died. Her uncle sold her to the Governor’s residence for ten silver dollars, where she was to bring good luck to the Governor’s gravely ill only son, Si Jinchen. She thought she was walking into a living hell, but the moment she took Si Jinchen’s hand, the young master on the brink of death miraculously began to recover. The doctor needed a hu 7.6kReads9.1Score1.1kShelves
23. 23 玄 The Real Heiress Is a Mystical Pro at Taming Ghosts 玄学真千金驭鬼超凶的 The Barking King汪汪叫大王Modern Romance970k WordsOngoing [Metaphysics + crime-solving + everyone’s favorite + corpse-driving + wealthy families] The Yanjing Major Crimes Unit “arrested” a four-year-old girl who looked like a doll. When they found her, a rotting female corpse was floating beside her. It was the victim who had gone missing in a murder case. The little girl, being questioned, answered in a childish voice: “Xiaochun is a corpse driver. I can speak to spirits and travel to the underworld, so of course I can find big sister.” In the end, th 55.8kReads9.1Score14.9kShelves
24. 24 首 Commander, Your Kid’s Charged to the Front Lines Again! 首长，你家崽崽又冲上前线了！ Yuanzi Cat媛子猫Modern Romance1.9M WordsOngoing After blowing herself up, 5188 landed in the 1970s. She carefully hid the System still running in her mind and pretended to be a human toddler. To get Grandma to take her home, 5188 volunteered that her parents were dead. Once she learned that changing the fate of a member of the old Jiang family would let her retrieve things from her apocalyptic storage space, 5188 became all the more eager to help. Big Brother wants to improve his physical fitness? Easy! “Granny Jiang, something terrible has h 11.4kReads9.3Score742Shelves
25. 25 团 The Beloved Little One Takes Her Capitalist Mother Along to Join the Army 团宠崽崽带资本家小姐亲妈去随军 Magpie Branch鹊枝Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted The moment the genius girl Panpan opened her eyes, she realized she had transmigrated into a novel set in a bygone era, becoming the doomed baby daughter of a doomed capitalist heiress. In the original story, her mother, Zhu Yunshu, would soon be framed, divorce her father, and then be manipulated by her step-grandfather into going to the countryside, after he took off with the family's vast fortune. Panpan herself would also be slandered as a bastard and die a miserable death. What a catastroph 8.6kReads8.4Score1.1kShelves
26. 26 七 The 1970s: Who Says a Female Soldier Can't Be a Slacker? 七零，谁说女兵不能当该溜子 A Salty Fish Turns Over and Lie Flat咸鱼翻身躺平Modern Romance2.1M WordsCompleted [Female soldier + strong heroine + comedy + face-slapping + putting scumbags in their place] After Zheng Hao awakened her memories, she found herself with a biased grandfather, a grandmother who favored boys over girls, and a mother who’d been tormented half to death. Could this setup get any worse? Just as her grandmother was about to stamp the name “Bringer of Brothers” onto her little sister, Zheng Hao struck back, turning their grandparents’ main room upside down and smashing everything to 39.8kReads9.0Score5.9kShelves
27. 27 小 A Little Zombie Went Looking for Brains, Ended Up in the 1970s, and Joined the Army 小丧尸找脑子找到七零后，随军了 Nine Meows Have Something to Say九喵有言Modern Romance1.9M WordsCompleted [Island military romance + transmigration + super-brain genius + special abilities + real and fake heiresses] Zhou Shi is a zombie with brains. She pushes a shopping cart around looking for supplies. Because humans say that if you have food, you have nothing to fear. She uses her brain as a mouth to talk, because she’s heard that if you don’t use your brain, it’ll rust. Her goal in zombie life is to become the most high-class Zombie Queen. High-class means pretty and smart. So this little zombie 22.1kReads9.3Score2.4kShelves
28. 28 通 Psychic Detective: She Can Share a Killer's Point of View 通灵神探：她能共享凶犯视角 Brother An Is 1.8 Meters Tall安哥一米八Mystery1.2M WordsCompleted [Mystery + crime-solving + criminal investigation + no romance + Is the female streamer who tells ghost stories actually a brilliant detective?] “I saw a murder scene again!” Shen Yuan had been able to dream of murder scenes since she was a child. Because of her supposed supernatural abilities, she lost her job as a police officer. After seeing countless psychologists, all of whom said she was perfectly normal, she decided to go online and tell people about her dreams. The next time she describe 6.5kReads7.8Score936Shelves
29. 29 糟 Oh No! The Little Zombie Accidentally Became a Big Shot 糟糕！小丧尸一不小心就成了大佬 Sui An Ya岁安呀Sci-Fi & Apocalypse1.1M WordsCompleted [Apocalypse x food hoarding x devoted couple x sweet romance x little zombie heroine x super badass, high-output hero] Torrential rain, typhoons, tsunamis, thunderstorms, the disappearance of Earth's magnetic field, zombies, monsters, supernatural abilities, and more... Congratulations, you've entered the main storyline of the apocalypse. The whole world is about to be reshuffled. From here on, survival depends on your life, your luck, and yourself. - While everyone else is still screaming in a 72.5kReads9.5Score9kShelves

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