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1. 1 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38kReads9.2Score3.2k14d adds

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   A story set in the 1980s, very good. Chaochao is the best baby in the world, and so is Hengge 😊. He loves his mother Yaoyao the most. The whole family is so much fun! (≧W≦) Very good and funny.

2. 2 囚 Captive Bride 囚宠娇妻 Xi Ziyi席紫一Modern Romance287k WordsCompleted [Love at first sight + possessive love + both leads are inexperienced in love + yandere + powerful man and vulnerable woman] Don’t read if you dislike this! Don’t read if you dislike this! If you have an extremely upright worldview, don’t read! Ji Yanqing never imagined that one day, a ray of sunshine would reach the heart he had kept frozen and lonely for thirty years. From then on, that heart began to grow warm. He became obsessed with that ray of sunshine, and stopped at nothing to keep her 7.3kReads7.9Score26914d adds
3. 3 傻 The Foolish Prince Returns to the Capital with His Ugly Wife After Disappearing 傻王爷失踪后带着丑女媳妇回京了 Mo Cong莫从Ancient Romance249k WordsCompleted Lin Zhi was nearly twenty and still unmarried, simply because she was a famously ugly woman. A fist-sized birthmark on her left cheek stood in the way of her finding a match. She was not only ugly, but had also lost both her parents, and every family seeking a bride was wary of her supposedly hard fate. A perfectly good young woman had been held back like this. In the Great Liang Dynasty, the law required women who remained unmarried past the age of seventeen to pay a fine. Lin Zhi’s uncle and a 661Reads8.6Score11014d adds

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   From the moment Lin Zhi found Xiao Jing'an (the male lead, nicknamed An'an), their fate was sealed. Although An'an wasn't mentally sharp, he loved Lin Zhi unconditionally, no matter what she looked like. He would pack up all the good things for her and give them to her. An'an protected everything about Lin Zhi; she was the best. Even after having children (Yuanyuan and Manman), his love remained for his wife. Our heroine, Lin Zhi, is also a kind and upright person. She loves An'an unconditionally and protects everything about him. It truly is a story of holding hands and growing old together. (The story has a happy ending; both characters grow old together with their loved ones.)

4. 4 穿 Transmigrated as the Villainess's Cannon-Fodder Husband 穿成恶毒女配的炮灰相公 Joyful Smiles尽开颜Ancient Romance148k WordsCompleted (Transmigrate into a book, sweet romance) Lin Jin, whose paralyzed legs made him unpopular, has finally died. But when he opens his eyes, he's alive again, and in the middle of being kidnapped. After barely escaping with a little tagalong in tow, he discovers he's transmigrated into a story about a white-lotus heroine. What? This tearful, adorable little one is going to be my wife in the future, and she's a vicious supporting character? Does that mean I've become the vicious supporting character 144Reads—Score1014d adds
5. 5 网 Online Romance Goes Wrong? Bound to a Goddess System, I Captivate the World 网恋翻车？绑定女神系统迷翻世界 Can I Just Lie Flat?能不能躺平啊Modern Romance359k WordsOngoing Lin Wei becomes a laughingstock across the internet: she spent 200,000 yuan while dating a wealthy benefactor online, her photos were heavily edited, and in person she was fat and ugly. After binding to the Goddess System, she stares silently at her stats panel: “...Looks: 5... Voice: 3...” Luckily, her starter pack contains a marrow-cleansing potion that gives her a stunning new face, while her heavenly voice comes with a built-in buff, amazing everyone at once. When the wealthy benefactor show 83Reads8.5Score—14d adds

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   I recently discovered a gem of a novel. It's incredibly well-written, unlike typical stories where the female lead transforms into a beautiful woman and then engages in ambiguous relationships with countless men. But in this novel, the female lead directly becomes a "god," making her incredibly cool.

6. 6 无 Infinite Survival: The Big Shot Who Calls Out Nonsense in Escape Games 无限求生：在逃生游戏里当杠精大佬 Su Yu Has No Fish苏渔没有鱼Sci-Fi & Apocalypse851k WordsCompleted [Infinite Worlds + Survival + Games + System Space] Yin Xia successfully binds herself to a third-rate spaceship on the day the world ends. System: Surrounded by handsome men? An endless supply of delicious food? Stunning beauty? World domination? If you can pay, I can give you anything you want! And so Yin Xia begins her marvelous journey: Wilderness survival? I'm an unbeatable foraging expert! A magical world? There's definitely a place for me among the geniuses! A zombie apocalypse? What's th 2kReads9.2Score26914d adds

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   The main character is interesting.

7. 7 快 The All-Purpose Caretaker of Quick Transmigration 快穿之全能管家 Kuntukutakatika昆图库塔卡提Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted No female lead + no CP + absurd comedy There aren't two male leads. I tagged it wrong, and now I can't delete the tag! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ) Shen Mingxuan is one of the rising stars in the primary System space of the World Sea. After reaching his mission goal, he successfully qualifies to apply for a companion System. So he binds himself to the “All-Purpose Butler System.” It's a new System, and it comes with character templates as plug-ins. Shen Mingxuan has to complete his missions while following each cha 14.7kReads9.4Score1.5k14d adds
8. 8 快 Quick Transmigration: A Max-Level Expert Stumbles Into a Palace Intrigue Set 快穿，满级大佬误入宫斗片场 Tianyang Peak, Who Loves Handmade Wheat Dumplings爱吃手工麦饺的天阳峰Ancient Romance580k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Ever since 18888 was bound to its Host, it had felt that something wasn't quite right. But when it saw its Host looking like a delicate, weak beauty, it relaxed. Until... For its first mission, it had to win the emperor's favor. 18888 was very pleased with itself for snagging a palace-intrigue template. This would be a piece of cake. Who could have guessed that, in the great hall, a sinister wind would blow as the emperor and his ministers trembled in fear? Enter Ling Xiao, the emperor 20kReads9.2Score1.5k14d adds
9. 9 神 Tycoon System: I Spend Money to Raise Kids in a Period Novel 神豪系统：我在年代文里氪金养崽 The Brightest Bulb Is Me灯泡属我最亮Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted (1990s setting + tycoon System + spending money to raise the kids + no romance + building a business empire + wish fulfillment) When Ye Xiaolin woke up, she had landed in a world formed from a fusion of several period novels. She’d become a wicked woman who despised poverty and loved wealth, abandoning her children and running away in pursuit of a materialistic life. She was bound to a tycoon System. To complete its main quest, she created the persona of a wealthy overseas returnee and embarked 8.5kReads7.8Score64414d adds

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   Those who enjoy the thrill of getting rich overnight can check out #SuddenWealth

10. 10 恋 Love? I Don't Know How 恋爱？我不会啊 Kun Zuo昆左Two Male Leads741k WordsCompleted [Infinite Flow] [Two Male Leads] [Light Horror] [Everyone Loves the Protagonist] After dying of a serious illness, Yun Qi enters a livestreaming space. Every instance here is bloody and terrifying, and the streamers inside struggle on the brink of death in one instance after another to capture their viewers' attention. Each streamer is bound to a different livestream System. The most popular are survival streamers, who win audiences over with their ingenuity and abilities, pulling off astonishin 1.4kReads9.4Score10114d adds

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

11. 11 被 Driven to Death by Her Cultivator Mistress? I Take Up My Sword and Storm the Ninth Heaven 被修仙外室逼死？我提剑杀上九霄 Bian Lu边鹿Ancient Romance710k WordsCompleted [Power fantasy, a female lead who begins as a villain and turns righteous, no transmigration, no rebirth] Only when she was dying did Li Fu learn why she could never defeat her husband's mistress, Huayue. It turned out that beyond this world lay a realm of cultivation. Huayue had come from that realm. With Taoist magic at her command, there was no way Li Fu could ever beat her. Tortured, skinned, and dismembered, Li Fu was abandoned by everyone and died after enduring every kind of suffering. Ho 78.3kReads9.6Score10.3k14d adds
12. 12 癫EN What the Heck! Everyone Around Me Is Completely Nuts! 癫！孤身边全是神经病！ Wen Yuan Party文元党Ancient Romance764k WordsCompleted Born a crown prince, Qi Yuanzuo was convinced that he was the only normal person in the imperial family. Little did he know what the Crown Prince looked like to outsiders: At seven, he shot a tiger and won nine hundred kilometers of territory in the Qilian Mountains. At thirteen, he cut through the great clans of Jiangnan and personally orchestrated the Case of the Ninety-Seven Mourning Robes, stepping over piles of corpses to claim the throne. At fifteen, he gambled on the Qilian Mountains once 53.5kReads9.5Score6.9k14d adds
13. 13 换 The Role-Swap Game 换位游戏 What an Amazing Man好绝一男的Two Male Leads343k WordsCompleted [Two male leads + evil bottom (truly evil, flawed personality) + melodrama + happy ending] Chen You is a Beta from a wealthy family who suffers from severe neglect and has bullied a classmate for a long time. The wicked get their comeuppance. One day, the victim's maternal half-brother comes after him, stalking, intimidating, and threatening him. Chen You is terrified. In a daze, he runs the man down with his car, intending to get rid of this threat for good. When Chen You opens his eyes again, 337Reads9.2Score—14d adds
14. 14 掌 The Governess Raises the Children, So Your Majesty, Don't Panic 掌事姑姑养崽，皇上别慌 The Classic of Mountain Journeys山游经Ancient Romance402k WordsCompleted [Heartwarming Childrearing + No Romance] Li Zhuru stood by the once lonely and helpless Third Prince as he rose to become the supreme emperor. At five, Zhou Hong'an went hungry and was neglected. At fifteen, Li Zhuru fought the palace maids and eunuchs, losing again and again but always getting back up. Her determination and fearlessness earned her ten strokes of the cane, but at last she was moved to new lodgings. At fifteen, Zhou Hong'an was pushed onto the throne as an easy-to-control pawn. A 4.8kReads9.2Score44814d adds
15. 15 惊 Unbelievable! I'm Writing Fiction to Survive Among the Interstellar Insectoids 惊呆！我在星际虫族写文求生 Swallowing Wind, Kissing Rain吞风吻雨Two Male Leads635k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads + Insectoids + Interstellar] A transmigrated yellow-fiction writer of a male insectoid x a dim-witted imperial prince who is a female insectoid Han Ling transmigrates into an interstellar insectoid world and learns that he is a rare male insectoid. If his identity is exposed, he will be imprisoned and worked to exhaustion until he dies. To make a living, Han Ling has no choice but to return to his old trade and start writing novels. As luck would have it, his roommate, who lives 5.5kReads9.2Score75414d adds
16. 16 末 Transmigrated to 1980s Tibet in the Apocalypse, Straight Into a Love Triangle From Hell 末世穿八零藏族，撞上顶级修罗场 Laughter Brings Radiance笑笑生辉Modern Romance356k WordsCompleted Fengxi, who lived in the apocalypse, transmigrates into the body of a young girl named Chi Fengxi in the 1980s. With a letter and her mother’s ashes, Chi Fengxi sets foot in her mother’s hometown of Tibet for the first time. As the bus rocks along the mountain road, Fengxi decides to live the rest of the life of the young girl who died so suddenly. Fengxi never expected that the next step in the girl’s life would be to stay in Tibet and get married. Ajia, who is about to become her mother-in-law 693Reads9.0Score11814d adds

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    The first book has a Tibetan background; the female lead has supernatural abilities and is incredibly powerful, leading to a love triangle where the male leads vie for her affections. The second book features a female lead who becomes the younger sister of a wealthy heiress; unlike typical period novels, her personality is very interesting. The third book features a healthy and energetic female lead nicknamed "Little Cake" or "Sweet Cake," though she doesn't quite agree with it.

17. 17 穿 Reborn as the Little Cousin of the Real Heiress 穿成真千金的小族妹 The Hippo Who Loves Watermelon爱吃西瓜的小河马Modern Romance456k WordsCompleted [The animated series is now available!] You can submit adaptation requests at the bottom right of the novel-reading screen! [Though set in a period piece, this is actually a fictional world, so don’t overthink it. One important reminder: there is a romantic pairing!] [A friendly reminder: Don’t read this novel while putting your child to bed or in public. Your kid might wake up laughing or shaking with laughter. According to readers, some have spat water, tea, and cola, while others have sprayed 50.2kReads9.2Score6.9k14d adds
18. 18 口 Oral Fixation Disorder 口欲期病症 Girl from the City of Fog雾都少女Modern Romance653k WordsCompleted A lively, down-to-earth heroine versus a highly intelligent male lead with antisocial personality disorder. (Devoted one-on-one couple, possessive love, cross-cultural romance, the male lead is mixed-race and a complete psychopath. A complete psychopath. A complete psychopath.) Blurb One: A coworker told Li Li that a handsome, black-haired, green-eyed mixed-race man lived in the villa across the river. Li Li delivered meals there every day for three months, but never once saw any handsome mixed- 60.2kReads9.2Score8.5k14d adds
19. 19 莲 Mysterious Lotus Casebook: I Came for Li Lianhua 莲花楼：为李莲花而来 The Humpback Whale of Beiming北冥的座头鲸Female-Channel Fanfiction397k WordsCompleted Yuan Xi is a medical student. After watching Li Lianhua on TV, she feels so sorry for him that she dies of grief. After death, she spends a long time in a game world, then eventually arrives at the Lotus Tower. “Waaah, my darling Hua Hua, Mom feels so bad for you.” “Hmm, but girlfriend fans are better than mom fans~” They have a very chaste romance. As expected, a man turns into a total jerk after getting married. That whole ‘gentlemanly and refined’ thing is complete nonsense~ “Li Xiangyi, let’ 398Reads6.7Score—14d adds

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    This looks great!

20. 20 你 You Must Call Me Lord Chicken 你要叫我鸡大人 Eggplant in Autumn and Winter秋冬时节的茄子Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted When Li Xiaorong opened her eyes again, her face turned green. That is, if she still had a smooth, featherless face... Then she became Ji Rong, a bird-person in another world... The path of the story: By chance, she enters the ancient past as the primordial age fades and the myriad races rise; Bloodlines and talents cut short the path to immortality, as clans flourish and turmoil erupts; With the world at her feet, she finds a haven, where the Canglan mountains and waters reveal a true god; With 18.8kReads9.2Score3.9k14d adds

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    Super good-looking, and quite niche. The first book is about a female protagonist who transmigrates into a chicken; the second is about a female protagonist who becomes a zombie and believes the villain's sister is his child; the third is about a female protagonist who transmigrates into a cat.

21. 21 丧 A Zombie Transmigrates and Gets Tricked by a Villain into Becoming a Stepmother 丧尸穿越后，被反派诓去当后娘 Mei Qianxun梅千寻Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted What should I do after transmigrating? Chu Chi held her head in her hands and thought for ages. A zombie's brain has only just grown in, so she has to make good use of it. When in doubt, sleep on it first. After Lin You'an woke up, the first thing she did was grab her little sister and escape the wolf's den. Along the way, she also found herself a stepmother. “So, you’re saying you’re my son?” “Mm-hmm.” “How old am I?” “Eighteen?” “How old are you?” “Eight.” “I’ve read plenty of books, so don’t 25.3kReads9.5Score3.1k14d adds
22. 22 快 Quick Transmigration: Even Cats Have Missions to Complete 快穿：猫猫也要做任务 Wind in the Mountains山间风声Ancient Romance1.0M WordsCompleted Quick transmigration + missions + no romance + the heroine is a cat and cannot turn into a human 1. The civet cat provides for her family “Wait, you’re just an ordinary little cat. You want to hunt? And provide for your whole family? What? You’re the head of the household, so it’s your duty to provide for them?! … All right, I’ll do my best.” 2. The orange cat raises a child “Are you sure this is your kitten? You’re just an ordinary big orange cat. How could you give birth to a pretty girl who’s 4kReads9.2Score50514d adds

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