My Friend Wants to Read Novels. Any Recommendations for New Readers? 我的好友想看小说了，有推荐新人看的小说吗

1. 1 宫 The Willow by the Palace Wall 宫墙柳 Dream Doll梦娃Ancient Romance166k WordsCompleted 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

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   Mengwa breaks the mold of palace intrigue with an unconventional aesthetic, blending a lighthearted tone with a poignant core. She abandons the power struggles and intrigues, using leisurely pursuits like embroidery, cooking, and storytelling as entry points to explore the survival philosophy of women in the deep palace, their laughter tinged with tears. She vividly depicts the stove of Consort Shu, the embroidery frame of Consort Wen, and the storybooks of Consort Song, making these objects silent witnesses to their imprisonment. The image of the "willow by the palace wall" runs throughout, metaphorically representing the fate of women bowing their heads, unable to cross the barriers. Humorous lines like "The dog emperor is unworthy to compete for favor" dismantle feudal authority, yet within the warmth of sisterhood lies a suffocating sense of talent being crushed to dust, allowing the historical lament to resonate across time and space. Jiang Yingliu, who entered the palace at fourteen, became the emperor's substitute because of her striking resemblance to Empress Shen Yunyao. He was captivated for three days before regaining his senses, using a carefree attitude as armor. He played a different role amidst the emperor's constant calls of "my darling," and in his senile twilight years, he begged his children and grandchildren to reconcile with Yao Yao. Li Xiu, who longed to return home but was confined to the palace for fifty-six years, was an iron-fisted emperor who ascended the throne through bloodshed after becoming an orphan. To eliminate the Shen family's power, he personally destroyed his beloved Shen Yun Yao, spending the rest of his life searching for a substitute to fill the void. On his deathbed, he thanked Xiao Liu'er, revealing a complex mix of deep affection and fickleness; his love for his country ultimately made him the executioner of love.

2. 2 嘘 Shh, Whatever You Do, Don't Play a Murder Game on a Dating Show 嘘，千万别在恋综里玩杀人游戏 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted Cen Yueyue is a D-list actress who gets incredibly lucky when her agent shoves her onto a dating reality show starring famous actors, where she’s cast as a disposable extra. The director’s script calls for her to make a scene and squeeze every last drop of usefulness out of her supporting role. So on the very first night, the man Cen Yueyue is supposed to fall for gets a short arrow through the head. Night has fallen. Close your eyes. Killer, open your eyes and choose your prey... A mountain vil 7.2kReads9.3Score1.2k14d adds
3. 3 重 Reborn as a Support Mage on a Magical Continent 重生之在魔法大陆当辅助 Oh Buddha哦佛Two Male Leads680k WordsOngoing Also known as: Reborn as a Support Mage on the Continent of Magic [Two male leads + academy life + sweet romance + Western fantasy + magic + adventure + ensemble cast] Bai Luo used to be an utterly ordinary college student, but after waking up one day, he discovered he'd been reborn on a magical continent. With the attitude of “Well, I'm here now,” Bai Luo settled down in a small town. He planned to take over his mother's little shop and become a small-business owner, living a peaceful, quiet li 1.1kReads8.1Score15714d adds

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4. 4 万 The Hated Cannon Fodder’s Heart Dies at Last 万人嫌炮灰心死以后 mosterTwo Male Leads223k WordsCompleted Lin Chi went missing as a child and wasn’t found until he was eighteen. After returning to his biological family, Lin Chi tried every way he could think of to win over his parents and brothers, but in their eyes, everything he did was driven by ulterior motives. It wasn’t until he was twenty-four, after falling into the water and being rescued, that he realized he was nothing more than a cannon-fodder character in a wealthy-family wish-fulfillment novel. The novel’s protagonist was the adopted s 1.3kReads8.9Score10014d adds
5. 5 万 The Universally Hated Young Master Reborn 万人嫌小少爷重生以后 Known to All众知Two Male Leads170k WordsCompleted Gu Xingqiao is a little simple-minded. He was born after a difficult labor that cost Lady Gu her life, and a few years later, his older brother and father abandoned him. The unwanted Gu Xingqiao met the powerful, gentle Lin Xiujin. Lin Xiujin was a ray of light in his miserable childhood, and as time passed, that light reached into his heart. Lin Xiujin came across a little bundle of misery with nowhere to go. He took him home, doted on him, and protected him. But he never expected the little on 7.4kReads8.1Score41114d adds
6. 6 当 When They Wanted to Turn Back, I Was Already Gone 当她们想回头时，我却早已不在 Xina Qixi Nai西奈栖息耐Urban460k WordsCompleted In his previous life, he was the youngest son of the prestigious Jiang family, lost as a child. After they found him, they never accepted him. No matter how hard Jiang He tried to please them, nothing worked. During a fire, his three older sisters abandoned him without hesitation, anxiously taking the fake young master away and leaving him to burn alive... In this life, Jiang He stops debasing himself by begging for the ridiculous, biased love of that family. He simply waits quietly until he com 10.8kReads8.6Score93414d adds
7. 7 小 After the Little Fool Ran Away, the Big Shot Went Mad 小傻子逃跑后，大佬他疯了 Lemon and Cola柠檬加可乐Two Male Leads319k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, ultra-pampering] A silly bottom who thought he was pretending to be dumb, only to discover he really was dumb, and a fatherly CEO top who thought he was aloof but turned out to be hopelessly in love. Chi Tang died, and then Chi Tang came back to life! There was a pileup on the highway. Chi Tang’s last memory was being crushed between two cars and dying a gruesome death. He closed his eyes, opened them again, and discovered that he had been reborn in the body of a fool with the s 3.1kReads8.6Score34014d adds
8. 8 眼 The Blind Fake Young Master Is Weary of Life, but the Tycoon Insists on Spoiling Him 眼盲假少爷厌世，大佬求着宠 Riding Past打马而过Two Male Leads369k WordsCompleted The first line's written now. Can you see it? There are extras! Check my profile! [Two male leads + both sexually inexperienced + love at first sight based on looks + instant attraction + mild coercion + bittersweet romance + HE] [World-weary, aloof bottom Lin Qing + top Fu Yuming, who looks down on him at first but later can't stop seeking him out and asking for punishment] At ten, the young genius Lin Qing is kidnapped and left blind in both eyes. From then on, his standing in the family plum 7.2kReads9.3Score95814d adds
9. 9 替 After His Stand-In Gave Up, the Movie Emperor Went Mad 替身死心后，影帝他疯了 Fishy Goose鱼鱼鹅Two Male Leads290k WordsCompleted [One-on-one / toxic relationship / entertainment industry / groveling redemption] The hugely popular award-winning actor suddenly announced his retirement from show business to take over a fortune worth billions. A week after his press conference, he made his relationship public. Netizens said, “So he retired for love.” Rumor had it that he spoiled his partner rotten and wouldn’t even let them appear in public. But Bai Yanfei knew it was all an illusion. He was nothing more than a stand-in. Just 104Reads8.3Score—14d adds
10. 10 豪 The Wealthy Family’s Substitute Ex-Husband 豪门替身前夫 Bebe the Cow奶牛贝贝Two Male Leads258k WordsCompleted For three years, Yun Xiao kept reminding Tang Ling in different ways just how important Lu Mintang was, and that he was nothing but a substitute. “We only got married for the alliance. When Mintang comes back, we'll get divorced.” Tang Ling wasn't even worthy of saying Lu Mintang's name. He did everything expected of him as a husband, obedient and sensible, never talking back. He thought he could change Yun Xiao's mind, but all he got was a divorce agreement. After ending his endless, one-sid 246Reads8.2Score10214d adds
11. 11 开 Flirting with the Evil God from the Start, I Rule the Dungeons 开局撩走邪神，副本横行霸道 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads473k WordsCompleted Male lead pursues the male lead Enter a survival game and panic while trying to escape? Not a chance. As soon as Jiang Huaian entered, he wasn’t thinking about how to get out alive. Instead, he set his sights on one of the game’s bosses and fearlessly went over to flirt with him. And just like that, he won himself a powerful cheat: When the butcher chases him with a cleaver, he chases the butcher back with a chainsaw, with the boss backing him up. When ghosts go on a rampage and eat people, he c 1.4kReads9.1Score21614d adds

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12. 12 我 My Strength Is All Thanks to My Enemies' Imagination 我的强大全靠敌人想象 I'm Really a Noob我真是菜狗Urban447k WordsCompleted [Lighthearted + special abilities + seemingly invincible at first, truly invincible later + everyone misunderstands him as a hidden powerhouse + no heroine] As spiritual qi revives, monsters run rampant and humans awaken special abilities. One day, Qi Yuan goes out to buy groceries and comes face-to-face with a monster. Just as he thinks he's about to die on the spot, he suddenly hears the monster's thoughts... “This aura! He's definitely no ordinary powerhouse!” “Terrifying, simply terrifying!” 6.7kReads9.1Score70514d adds
13. 13 炮 The Cannon Fodder Goes Viral on the Forum by Shipping Couples 炮灰靠炒cp爆火论坛 Snow on Green青上雪Two Male Leads801k WordsCompleted The novel is complete. [CP cultivation + forums + bullet comments + multiple secret identities + possible selfcest plotline + no CP in the main story, every pairing gets a full ending in the extras + ship whoever you like + supernatural resurgence] One day, Xie Yan transmigrated into a disposable character in the latest novel by a hugely popular author notorious for leaving plot threads unresolved. The catch? It was a supernatural resurgence novel! Without enough popularity points, he wouldn’t 17kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
14. 14 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Somehow I Got a Civil Service Exam Plot 莲花楼之我拿的竟是科举剧本 Hey, Friend, Is This the Canyon?峡谷吗朋友Female-Channel Fanfiction523k WordsCompleted I’ve transmigrated into Mysterious Lotus Casebook. While everyone else is enjoying life in the martial world, I’ve been handed the imperial-examination plot?! And I’m expected to become a virtuous minister and make a name for myself in history!!! Fine! All right! I can do it! A few notes before you read: First: Li Xiangyi will always be Li Xiangyi. He won’t become Li Lianhua in my story. Second: A minister is a minister no matter whom he serves. I’m going to put Li Xiangyi on the throne!!! Thi 469Reads8.4Score—14d adds
15. 15 穿 Transmigrating to the Beast World: I’m the High Priest Who Prays for Rain 穿越兽世，我是求雨大祭司 Fish Ball Noodle Soup鱼丸面汤Two Male Leads999k WordsCompleted [One-on-one romance + Two male leads + Strong leads (not the traditional kind, so don’t treat the Daoist as an immortal) + Lighthearted + Beast-world farming + Mystical rainmaking + The tsundere fox tribe leader’s daily pursuit of a rabbit] Shen Yuqiao was a Daoist priest who wasn’t doing too well in the modern world. One night, he went fishing by the river to clear his head. He cast his line, and hooked a corpse. When he looked up, the murderer was staring straight at him. Shen Yuqiao, forcing 2.3kReads9.0Score28714d adds
16. 16 柯 Detective Conan: He, the One True God of the Intelligence World! 柯南：他，情报界唯一真神！ Yue Wenxi月文溪Anime Fanfiction908k WordsCompleted [Detective Conan fanfiction, no romance, the protagonist doesn't know the plot, chaotic neutral] On his eighteenth birthday, Shingu En discovered he had gained a golden finger: whenever he made skin-to-skin contact with someone, he could hear their thoughts. So it was true! He, Shingu En, was about to become the new god of the intelligence world! (A burst of pounding drums) Surely a god of intelligence deserved an equally awesome codename. When a former business partner recommended one, Shingu E 7.8kReads9.0Score1.1k14d adds
17. 17 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
18. 18 马 My Secret Identity Is So Impressive, I Don't Fit In 马甲太强显得我格格不入 Mooncake King月饼大王Two Male Leads215k WordsOngoing [Ten selves, all played by the same person + transmigration + System + secret identities + no CP + mortal enemies + love at first sight + adored by everyone + light ensemble cast + satisfying face-slapping + slight overinterpretation early on] Su Wang transmigrates into this world, expecting to live an ordinary life. But after an accident draws him into a bizarre game, he has no choice but to activate the secret identity System. He never expected everyone to let their imaginations run wild. Secr 3.4kReads8.2Score37914d adds
19. 19 糟 Oh No! The Straight Guy Has Been Forced Into the Heroine's Role Again 糟糕！直男又被迫拿了女主剧本 Xingzhu Who Wants to Make Money想搞钱的星竹Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted (Quick transmigration, male/male leads, 1v1, both leads are virgins) Zhao Yongche was saddled with enormous debts while paying for his younger sister’s medical treatment. To pay them off, he bound himself to a System and started taking on missions for money. At first, Zhao Yongche had to play an extra in a CEO romance where the heroine runs away while pregnant. He only needed to wait for the heroine to enter the wrong room to finish the mission. But! Why had the CEO entered his room? Zhao Yongch 7.7kReads9.0Score1.2k14d adds
20. 20 穿 I Became a Snake and Worked Hard to Cultivate Immortality 穿成一条蛇，努力修仙 Pouring Wine from a Feather Cup羽觞酌酒Two Male Leads1.0M WordsCompleted [Scheming, snake-like uke × Beautiful, tragic, devoted-dog seme; happy ending; cultivation journey in another world; uke is the main character] Chu Jing is actually a good person, even though he's lazy and irritable, greedy for money, and fond of handsome men. Good people always get a little extra attention from luck. It never said whether that meant good luck or bad luck. The night before the college entrance exam, Chu Jing had prepared for it thoroughly. At a dimly lit intersection, a speeding 2.3kReads8.9Score30214d adds
21. 21 拿 The Host with a Twisted Script Gets Punished by the Props Again 拿变态剧本的宿主又被道具制裁了 Yue Qiqi月柒柒Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted [Two male leads + top's POV + powerful leads + dark and obsessive] In minor worlds, male leads with special physiques always seem to encounter one or two abnormal cannon-fodder characters. Wen Muyan was assigned to play one of them, but he never expected his terrible luck to get in the way of his mission. 1 Wen Muyan got a voyeur's script and went blind. Thinking he had completed his mission perfectly by relying on his other senses, he discovered that the male lead had been watching him the whol 11.1kReads9.2Score1.1k14d adds
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: The Dreamweaver's Life 快穿之造梦人生 Mu Bu Dan Xing沐不单行Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Don't worry about the rating. The book has only just received one, so check the comments to see what readers think. Everyone's welcome to give it a try! [Two male leads | Powerful duo in a quick transmigration story | 1v1, sweet and angsty] Shao Ting graduated with a degree in architecture from one of the country's top universities, only to find himself unemployed. While looking for a job, he was scammed into joining a company called Dream Project. The company president not only installed survei 36Reads7.3Score—14d adds
23. 23 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
24. 24 二 The Husky and His White Cat Shizun 二哈和他的白猫师尊 Meat Bun Won't Eat Meat肉包不吃肉Two Male Leads1.4M WordsCompleted [The audiobook adaptation of the same name, starring Gu Jiangshan and Sanshi, is complete. Tune in and give it a listen!] Mo Ran thought becoming Chu Wanning's disciple had been a mistake. His master was far too much like a cat, while he was like a silly dog wagging its tail and fawning over him. Dogs and cats can't reproduce together, and the silly dog hadn't wanted to reach out his fluffy paws toward that cat in the first place. He'd always thought dogs should be with dogs, like his senior bro 100.9kReads9.7Score19.5k14d adds
25. 25 癫EN Unhinged? We're All Unhinged—and That's a Good Thing! 癫，都癫，癫点好啊 Little Salt小盐子Modern Romance1.3M WordsCompleted [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. 335.5kReads9.8Score46.5k14d adds
26. 26 传EN Legend Management Bureau 传说管理局 Pest Control Team Member杀虫队队员Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted (No harem, no formulaic plot, no invincibility, no System, no brainless decisions, and no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if any of that bothers you.) Du Yu dies an untimely death right at the beginning of the story. Hoping to secure a better spot in his next life, he takes a job with the Bureau of Legendary Tales. His job is to return to legends that have gone off course and put their plots back on track. He never expected that the first mission assigned to an ordinary mortal like him would 168.1kReads9.6Score21.5k14d adds
27. 27 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
28. 28 血 Bloodstained Substitute Bride 血染的替嫁 Silver Ear and Pomelo银耳柚子Modern Romance17k WordsCompleted A Bloodstained Substitute Bride —Reads—Score—14d adds
29. 29 少 Young Marshal, Your Wife Has Run Away Again 少帅你老婆又跑了 Ming Yao明药Modern Romance5.4M WordsCompleted “My wife is a country girl. She doesn’t know anything about fashion, so don’t bully her!” the Young Marshal declared. The socialites and noble ladies whom the Young Marshal’s wife had completely overshadowed wanted to cry: Who was bullying whom, exactly? The Young Marshal added, “My wife is gentle and quiet. She doesn’t know anything about Chinese medicine or marksmanship!” The patients cured by his wife and the enemies she’d shot dead wondered: Young Marshal, are you blind? “My wife is tend 16.7kReads9.3Score2.3k14d adds

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    It's good; the ensemble cast is very well-developed, and I like all the couples in it.

30. 30 柯 Detective Conan: The AI Wants to Become the Organization's Boss 柯南：AI想要成为组织BOSS Discounted Wooden Fish七折木鱼Anime Fanfiction3.4M WordsOngoing [Mastermind protagonist, with Japanese entertainment-industry elements, original characters remain intelligent, no-CP Detective Conan fan fiction, complete] Tell a colossal lie and make the whole world dance to its tune. If the road ahead is shrouded in darkness, I will become the darkness itself., BOSS Asakawa Kazuki. Years later, facing a glass of Black Pinot at the Twilight Manor, Rei Furuya would recall that distant afternoon when he first met the boy. Back then, Asakawa Kazuki was a rising 23.1kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds

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    These are quite nice, and they come in various shapes and sizes (●'◡'●)

31. 31 原 Genshin Impact: I Transmigrated as an Adeptus and Got the Players Fired Up 原神：穿越成真君，我让玩家沸腾 Ji Yan寂延Anime Fanfiction812k WordsOngoing [Drama queen + transmigration + gacha characters + angst + no female lead] For certain reasons, Wu Li transmigrates to Teyvat. He also inexplicably gets bound to something called the "Attention Value Growth System." He decides to pay back all the heartbreak he suffered to the players of today. From then on, he appears in the story to gain attention and unlock his memories. In Mondstadt, he splits two tornadoes with a single slash. In Liyue, he goes berserk and hacks at an ancient demon god. In I 6.8kReads9.2Score69114d adds
32. 32 不 I Was Just Being a Jerk, So How Did I Become a Jerk Immortal? 不就犯贱，怎么成贱仙了？ Ji Yan寂延Anime Fanfiction316k WordsOngoing [No Romance + Transmigration + Absurdist + Gacha Characters + Tragic Later On] “Though we took different paths, we all reach the same end... I hope my brief life can become rich ink, coloring your long years with a shade that came from me.” The first time they met him in Mondstadt, the carefree young man laughed and said he was too weak to fight Hilichurls, asking three beautiful ladies to lend a hand... Yet when they clashed with Stormterror, he smiled as he shielded everyone behind him with no 3.4kReads8.7Score36814d adds
33. 33 在 A Day of Trying Not to Break Character in the Detective Conan World 在柯学世界努力不ooc的一天 Qing Yue卿箹Anime Fanfiction177k WordsOngoing (Ensemble cast + no romance + Detective Conan fanfiction + forum posts + lighthearted comedy) Red and Black Chronicles is an ultra-realistic full-dive game based on the world of Detective Conan, now in closed beta. With the lightning-fast reflexes she's honed through years of being single, Hoshino Chinatsu snags a beta invite. Two other players get invites as well, and the three start a group chat to get acquainted. Unexpectedly, each player's main storyline is different once they enter the game 373Reads7.2Score10214d adds
34. 34 看 After Seeing the Manga Comments, I Tear Up the Cannon Fodder Script 看到漫画弹幕后我手撕炮灰剧本 Mo Xiao Mo莫晓moUrban1.8M WordsOngoing [Not a wish-fulfillment story. Superpowers + defying fate + no romance/just friendship + ensemble cast + character growth. Not fanfiction.] [Ah, is that purple-haired guy a minor background character? Getting killed by a billboard is just too tragic.] On an otherwise ordinary day, a sentence like this appeared out of nowhere in front of an ordinary person named Lu Jiuxiao. That was how he learned he was inside a comic. As an insignificant little extra, his greatest contribution was to die and 60.7kReads9.1Score6.8k14d adds
35. 35 名 Detective Conan: A Life Yet Unnamed 名侦探柯南：浮生未名 Nine Lives玖命Anime Fanfiction1.1M WordsCompleted The Days I Keep Jumping Back and Forth Between the Detective and Science Worlds I'm Just a Bystander, So Why Does Everyone Think I'm on the Black Side? #HowDoIDealWithThisIncreasinglyDesperateFightForSurvival# #TheFiltersAreSoIntense,CouldSomeoneGiveMeARecapOfWhatHappenedBefore?#! Lin Yu transmigrated, and was directly hit by a dimensionality reduction: she entered a two-dimensional world. But then she discovered that she could not only go there, but also leave, and after leaving, go back in ag 5.2kReads9.0Score37614d adds
36. 36 柯 In the Detective World, I Just Want to Lie Flat Every Day 柯学世界的我每天都想躺平 A Little Roe Deer一只狍Anime Fanfiction1.4M WordsOngoing [Complete. Detective Conan fanfiction. The Police Academy team survive. No romance. Lots of original plot.] Hayakawa Tani's biggest dream was to wake up naturally every day and live a lazy life, but… System: Get up and get to work. Hayakawa Tani: Let me lie down for two more minutes! System: Someone's going to die. Hayakawa Tani: You bastard! He scrambled up and rushed off to save someone… You just have to tough it out. Maybe one day you'll close your eyes and open them again, and poof, a 10.7kReads9.4Score98714d adds
37. 37 路 An Extra's Guide to Surviving in a Comic 路人乙漫画生存指南 The Long Road Back South迢迢南归Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted Dropped by the author. You can go straight to the final three chapters. Male lead, no romance. Ensemble cast. Academy for people with special abilities. A year after the school arc of the comic Superpower Academy ended, the college arc finally began. It opened on September 1, with the main cast entering Supernova Academy for the Gifted. [The main cast ending up in Class F really is a classic] [That person in Class F must be a big shot] [The people in Classes S and A are so strong too] [What abou 25.1kReads9.5Score2.8k14d adds
38. 38 谁EN Whose Simp of a Male Supporting Character Gets Held and Kissed by the Male Lead? 谁家舔狗男配被男主抱在怀里亲啊 Dreaming of Night Plays夜戏梦Two Male Leads377k WordsCompleted [Irresistible bottom, bittersweet romance, angst first and sweetness later, livestream variety show, a chaotic love polygon, two male leads, both virgins, happy ending] Wen Yanyu, a universally hated supporting character who hounded the male lead relentlessly and dragged himself into a storm of public outrage, suddenly awakens to his own consciousness. The System binds him and sends him off on missions. After countless cycles of torment leave him exhausted in body and mind, Wen Yanyu returns wit 56.6kReads9.5Score7.3k14d adds
39. 39 这 This Villain Really Loves the Protagonist 这个反派对主角是真爱啊 I'm Not Xiao Qi我不是晓七Two Male Leads1.6M WordsCompleted (The novel is complete.) Note: This is a dual-male-lead novel written in the style of a male-oriented story. Please proceed with caution if that's not your thing! [Two male leads][System][Villain][One-sided crush][Friendship turning into something more][Sweet moments!][A touch of an ensemble cast] After transmigrating into a fantasy world as the young master of a demonic sect, Lu Chen awakens the Villain Self-Rescue System. He plans to trample the Child of Fortune underfoot, marry the holy maide 5.1kReads8.9Score67714d adds
40. 40 靠 You Need Me to Survive? I'm an NPC, Not a Player! 靠我存活？我是NPC不是玩家哦 Sui Sui Er岁岁儿Mystery782k WordsCompleted Wu Le is a murderous NPC in a horror game, rotating through different scenarios to "work"! Wu Le is free-spirited and willful. Deceiving players, playing tricks on them, and terrifying them are all part of her daily routine. Sometimes she likes to disguise herself as a player, getting a close look at the evil in people's hearts. She gives players hope, then crushes it completely, enjoying the look of despair on their faces. Other times, she plays the part of a proper horror NPC, hunting down pla 24.6kReads9.3Score3.3k14d adds
41. 41 在 Isn't It Reasonable to Have a Few More Secret Identities in the World of Detective Conan? 在柯学世界多亿点马甲很合理吧 Gray Nightfall夜色灰Anime Fanfiction1.6M WordsCompleted [Main story complete] [Detective Conan fanfiction | secret identities | clones | gray faction | original organization | sickly protagonist] [Illogical, brainless fluff] [Canon cases in the early part, none in the middle] [Written for a female audience (I picked the wrong category)] - [Synopsis] After dying of illness, Qianye Qianzhu arrives in the world of Detective Conan. To collect emotional points and stay alive, he uses the System's features to create multiple secret identities: * The Black 5.2kReads9.4Score57714d adds
42. 42 绝 Quick Transmigration: The Stunning Villain Becomes Everyone's Favorite 【快穿】绝美反派成为团宠后 Young Master Wenbai公子温白Two Male Leads836k WordsCompleted #I Was Supposed to Be a Stunning, Evil, Cool Villain, but They All Treat Me Like a Beloved Little Crybaby# The Jiang family's young master was shoved into a full-dive game. Unless he redeemed the original character and completed the game perfectly, he couldn't return to reality. In the game, he was an evil, unloved outcast from a wealthy family, a despised wallflower, a vicious and unscrupulous genius... System: Why are they all villains? How am I supposed to complete this mission? QAQ Jiang Xin 1.9kReads9.0Score28014d adds
43. 43 穿 After Transmigrating Into a Secret Identity Novel, She and the Female Lead Got Their Happy Ending 穿进马甲文后，她和女主he了 SylvinoTwo Female Leads474k WordsCompleted [Two female leads + transmigration into a book + secret identities + sweet romance] [Cool-headed, scheming, all-round powerhouse × gentle, resilient musical genius posing as cannon fodder] After a car accident, Chi Wantang transmigrates into a book as the most miserable wicked second female lead in a secret-identity wish-fulfillment novel. Thinking of the original owner’s fate, dying miserably in the street, Chi Wantang nervously decides that from now on she’ll become Xie Ran’s most loyal fangir 4.5kReads9.1Score62714d adds
44. 44 主 The Mistress's Daily Life 主母日常 Zhou Dabai周大白Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [An Aristocratic Lady Tears Apart a Transmigrator + Reborn + An Idyllic, Leisurely Life as the Mistress of an Ancient Estate] Lu Lingjun and her legitimate younger sister, Lu Hanyi, were both reborn. In their previous lives, Lu Lingjun married the second son of a sixth-rank civil official, while her younger sister married the heir to a marquis’s estate. Everyone said her sister had made the better match. But who could have guessed that Lu Lingjun’s husband would become the prime minister and sec 23.3kReads9.0Score3.2k14d adds

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    These are great novels! Every single one of them is so captivating that you can keep reading until the very end!

45. 45 迟 Mr. Zhou, Better Late Than Never (Popular Short Drama Now Airing) 迟来的周先生《同名短剧热播中》 You Zhi Yu尤知遇Modern Romance565k WordsCompleted The published edition of Marrying Your Ex-Fiancé's Uncle! Childhood sweethearts who grew to loathe each other, Jian Cheng went from being Zhou Yufeng's cherished one to a mere inconvenience. In his story, she became a vicious, scheming woman, the villainess. Later, they broke off their engagement. Everyone waited for her to become a laughingstock, but she turned around and married her former fiancé's uncle: a noble, untouchable man no one dared lay a finger on. Jian Cheng once saved Zhou Tingyan 18.1kReads9.5Score3.2k14d adds
46. 46 智 Wise Men Avoid Love, and the Noble Consort Wants No Responsibility 智者不入爱河，贵妃不想负责 Uncle Luo洛叔叔Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Being a beggar would be better than being in the harem. Shen Qing is despairing over her current identity. The female lead won't appear for another two years, and Shen Qing is the lowest-ranking consort in the male lead's harem. Her father is useless, and she has neither money nor power. It seems her only option is to wait for the emperor's favor. To make matters worse, she has a face that attracts trouble. If she fights for influence, she has no leverage; if she doesn't, she'll just get bullied 47.7kReads9.5Score6.1k14d adds
47. 47 玄 The Mystic Girl Says You’ll Die at Three in the Morning. Pay Up to Change Your Fate 玄学少女说你三更死，打钱改命 Brown Sugar Cake红糖糕Modern Romance540k WordsCompleted [Metaphysics + fortune-telling + ghost-catching + satisfying read + lighthearted + sweet romance + CEO + wealthy family + no angst] After enduring a tribulation, Wu Yin is struck by lightning and sent back to the twenty-first century. With no money to her name, she can only set up a fortune-telling stall online. She tells fortunes, catches ghosts, and treats illnesses. If you can pay, she’ll take the job. “Master, if you’re really any good, tell me where my daughter, who was kidnapped years ago, 59.2kReads9.4Score30.3k14d adds
48. 48 糊 A Washed-Up Star Dabbles in the Occult, and the Entire Entertainment Industry Drops to Its Knees 糊咖搞玄学，全娱乐圈滑跪 One Three Yi一三乙Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No Romance + Reborn + Metaphysics + Gossip + Showbiz] The heir to a family of metaphysics practitioners came back from the dead and found herself in the body of a universally loathed, washed-up nobody from the lowest ranks of showbiz. Jiang Qie decided to make the best of her new life and stay in the entertainment industry, where money and influence ran rampant. Acting, variety shows, and livestreams were all secondary. Her real goal was to revive metaphysics in this new world, while giving net 4.2kReads8.9Score61814d adds
49. 49 全 Master of All Skills 全技大师 Crocodile Wontons鳄鱼馄饨Sports2.2M WordsCompleted What? A Supreme Immortal Aperture Physique? I only get one chance, and they made me this useless body? Damn it! No! I'm different from them. I have a hidden quest built in! 438Reads—Score—14d adds
50. 50 规 Rule-Based Horror? I Choose to Rebel 规则怪谈？我选择叛逆 Alas, Deep Love奈何情深Mystery1.5M WordsCompleted [A short drama adaptation of the same name is now available. You can watch it on the platform. Thank you for your support.] [Subverting expectations + no heroine + hilarious + sly schemer + rebellious + eerie + national fate] Rule-based horror descends upon Earth. The uncanny invades reality. Those chosen are sent into horror worlds, where they represent their respective nations and face the horrors within. Su Xiao is chosen by the horror world and entrusted with the task of representing the Dra 50.1kReads9.6Score6.3k14d adds

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