I'm Tired of It. Every Book Feels Like the Same Old Formula 腻了，感觉每本书套路都一样

1. 1 穿 After Becoming a Substitute, She Stayed Up All Night Studying the Nanny Handbook 穿替身后，她连夜攻读月嫂手册 Little White Snake in the Waves浪里小白蛇Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted After overworked office drone Ye Qingqing transmigrated into the role of a stand-in for someone’s one true love, all she wanted was to make money. When the domineering CEO told her to dance, she put on a white dress and started doing the hand dance. When he told her to sing, she shocked the bar with a song called “My Surname Is Shi.” When the woman he truly loved framed her, she handed over a job application, complete with an advanced nanny certificate. When a rich young lady tried to humiliate 20.5kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves

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   This kind of thing, look at it, it looks good

2. 2 十 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 1.7MReads9.9Score233.7kShelves
3. 3 人 A Human Cage 人间囚笼 Yan Yizhi言一知Urban538k WordsCompleted [Not a wish-fulfillment story + extremely dark + oppressive and suffocating. Don’t read if you’re faint of heart.] When you’re nearing the end of your life, you can actually feel it coming. Just like right now. The closer that moment gets, the more you want to leave something behind in this world. But what should I leave? Assets lose value, and houses change hands. Nothing material can last forever. So perhaps I should tell everyone my story instead. I’m no good person. I just occasionally feel 121.3kReads9.5Score17.6kShelves

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   Read these two books! It opens up a lot of imagination and there are no clichés! I highly recommend reading the first one (not for the faint of heart!)

4. 4 清 Cold, Untouchable Moonlight? No! I'm the Villain Chosen by Fate 清冷白月光？不！我是天命大反派 A Clear Song by the Pool一曲潭清Ancient Romance578k WordsCompleted [System-driven + villainess protagonist + egoist + top prodigy + near-invincible power fantasy + no romance (no male consorts)] After transmigrating, Nan Xian becomes a fake prodigy used by a top family to save face. She is about to fight the real prodigy. Should she just wait to die? No rush, the System is here to help. [Ding! The Ultimate Villain System is at your service.] [Humiliate your arrogant fiancé and get a divine beast mount as a reward.] Nan Xian: Kill him. Her younger siblings are d 49.3kReads9.5Score7.5kShelves
5. 5 天 My Clingy Husband Turns Out to Be Cultivating the Ruthless Dao 天天腻歪的夫君居然修无情道 Lu Youqi路有棋Ancient Romance470k WordsCompleted [Naturally wicked little fox demon vs. scheming, obsessive, emotionless-path male lead] Both devoted only to each other + sweet romance + happy ending Yu Mian, a little fox demon who accidentally wanders into the human realm, pretends to be a good wife and keeps her mortal husband running around after her. He does her laundry, earns money for her, and even washes his hands before cooking for her. After she is injured, she needs to drain a mortal's vitality to replenish her own, but her husban 32.6kReads9.0Score5.8kShelves

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   Good-looking, good-looking Σ>―(°ω°)♡→

6. 6 沈 After CEO Shen Humblebrags His Way into the Role of a Little Wife, He Becomes Invincible 沈总伏低做【小】后，无敌了 Rabbit Purple Moonrise兔紫月上Modern Romance342k WordsCompleted Coming to an end soon [Ex Chases His Wife + Romantic Rivals] [The heroine struggles with life, not love] After the breakup. Song Tingyu attended a dinner with her current boyfriend. There, she saw her ex, Shen Wujiang, standing onstage, accomplished and successful, presenting a research report. Song Tingyu’s expression remained calm. Everyone said Song Tingyu was vain and shameless, that she had latched onto rich heir Jiang Jinghang. Shen Wujiang, the young master of the Shen family, sneered 11.1kReads8.9Score1.3kShelves
7. 7 帝 The Emperor Has No Heart, Yet His Cool and Elegant Noble Consort Has Her Ways 帝本无心，怎奈清冷贵妃手段高 My Cat Is Called Huabei我的猫叫花呗Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Cool, seductive fox beauty vs. a carefree, womanizing emperor] [The heroine is the true daughter, driven by revenge and ambition: a scheming beauty, sweet on the outside but ruthless within, and far from virtuous. This is an unconventional palace-intrigue story focused on winning hearts. The hero is not chaste. Later, he desperately tries to win her back. The overall tone is sweet, and the romance becomes one-on-one in the latter half.] Until the age of five, Changyu Jiao was the legitimate da 11.4kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
8. 8 N The NPC Says Nothing, Just Keeps Lowering Your Affection Rating NPC不语，只是一味降好感度 Ying Mufeng应沐风Two Male Leads313k WordsCompleted [The aloof, sanctimonious shou vs. the refined, depraved gong who falls hard] [Two male leads + both are virgins + sweet romance + a little push and pull] On the night he gets engaged to Qin Zhiyue, Ning Xihui discovers that he’s a villainous NPC in a sweet, feel-good novel where the character everyone hated becomes everyone’s darling. On the outside, he’s immaculate and refined, a cold, noble flower on a high peak. Inside, he’s dark and jealous. Just because Qin Zhiyue glanced at the protagonis 32.3kReads9.5Score4.7kShelves
9. 9 我 My Future CEO Self Can Read Minds. What's the Big Deal? 我未来霸总，会点读心术怎么了？ Hu Yu蝴俞Modern Romance261k WordsCompleted This is a female-oriented novel!!! [An outwardly aloof, gentlemanly male lead who’s a complainer on the inside x a beautiful, poker-faced female lead who’s actually a goofball] When people transmigrate into a book, they usually become either a wicked supporting character or a pretty extra. Shi Liaoliao transmigrates into a book as the male lead’s personal servant. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen the young master smile so happily.” “This is the first time the young master has brought a woman h 19.7kReads9.4Score2.7kShelves
10. 10 万 A Straight Man Surrounded by S-Class Alphas 万人迷top Reject Pure Water拒清水Two Male Leads198k WordsCompleted [Print edition contracted] [Transmigrates into a book + Warmhearted, straightforward, handsome bottom x Sick, deranged, S-rank gorgeous top + Custom ABO setting + Coercive romance + Everyone’s darling + Over-the-top melodrama + Tense romantic push and pull] Jiang Chaoyang suddenly became self-aware and discovered that he was actually a character in a novel. In the real world, there was no such thing as ABO genders! Just then, the protagonist arrived in this world with a System. To come back to 39.3kReads9.4Score3.7kShelves

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    There are various types, welcome to taste [Blow a kiss]

11. 11 大 Great Tang Pearl-Warding Chronicle 大唐辟珠记 Meal Card饭卡Martial Arts810k WordsCompleted All-New Bonus Story Edition [A pampered princess, reborn with a seemingly delicate, teary-eyed exterior but the abilities of a six-sided warrior]✖ [A defiant, pure-hearted, devoted top underworld boss with little time left to live] [Their CP is so sweet it makes you cry] The Ten Thousand Longevity Princess, who had been blessed and adored by the Tang court, died of illness at just seventeen. A petty thief secretly opens a gloomy underground tomb, only to discover that the princess was buried ali 196.6kReads9.7Score31kShelves
12. 12 从 After Returning from the Immortal Realm, I Made a Fortune Through Farming 从仙界穿回来后我靠种田发家致富 Riding a Donkey and Lighting a Lamp骑驴点灯Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No spatial dimension, no System, a slight golden finger, spirit-spring farming, reclaiming the hills behind the house, cozy food and everyday life. There is a couple, but the male lead doesn't get much screen time. Big shots gradually enter the story later.] A spirit jade brought back from the immortal realm changed Xu Xia's life as an overworked office drone. When the jade dew flows, gold and silver follow. She'd finally been reborn. Who would be a workhorse now? Only a fool! Xu Xia immedi 36.3kReads9.2Score3kShelves
13. 13 满 The Court Hears My Thoughts: I Slack Off and Enjoy the Gossip! 满朝文武听我心声，我摆烂吃瓜！ Drinking Wine and Listening to the Rain饮酒听雨Ancient Romance738k WordsCompleted [Everyone Can Hear Her Thoughts + Goofy Comedy + Gossip + Doing the Bare Minimum] This is not a no-romance story! There isn’t much focus on romance, though, and the male lead isn’t human! If you’re okay with that, come on in! After finally becoming the daughter of a respectable family in ancient times, she’s determined to treasure this wonderful life! After transmigrating, Lin Mo spends over a decade living like a lazy fish, planning to keep it that way. But her father worries she’ll starve, so 56.8kReads9.5Score130kShelves
14. 14 游 Amusement Park: People Fly Ahead, Their Souls Chase Behind 游乐园：人在前面飞，魂在后面追 March 9三月9Urban1.2M WordsCompleted Urban + System + Comedy + Scheming Countless couples are enjoying each other’s company on the Ferris wheel. Zhang Bei hums a tune and presses the red button. The Ferris wheel, suspended a hundred meters in the air, suddenly stops. Then it tilts sideways. Countless couples sitting in the cars are flung into the air, held only by a single rope. A few seconds later, the entire Ferris wheel spins like a rapidly whirling disc. The couples dangling in midair start playing a warm and wholesome game. On 6.4kReads9.4Score727Shelves
15. 15 我 I'm a Top-Tier Star's Fan Site Master, and I'm Helping Little Nobodies Rise to Fame 我，顶流站姐，带着小糊豆升咖了 Fairy Pond Koi仙池锦鲤Modern Romance444k WordsCompleted [Transmigrate + face-slapping + entertainment industry + no dating entertainers] [Top-tier star fan-site photographer + rich childhood friend] Chen Duo transmigrated to a parallel world. The once dazzling top-tier star is now an obscure nobody who can't even afford clothes. The four-time Golden Bear Best Actress now delivers takeout in Hengdian. The former acting coach on a variety show is now working the fish counter at RT-Mart. As a top-tier star's fan-site photographer, she sent them trending 11.7kReads9.2Score1.1kShelves
16. 16 在 The Romance I Found in Horror Games Is Full of Surprises 在恐怖游戏里谈的恋爱千奇百怪 Running Peach奔跑的桃子Mystery2.0M WordsCompleted Bai Yao became a vicious supporting character in numerous horror worlds, possessing nothing but beauty and a love of money. After the System tossed her the words "win them over," it lost contact because of a bad signal. She had read so many novels and knew the tropes well. Wasn't she supposed to win over men who had suffered tragic fates? The first time she saw someone, she could sense a dark red glow around him. She guessed that he must be her target, so... At a haunted boarding school, she fou 80.9kReads9.6Score9.1kShelves

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    Very interesting, every story is very good

17. 17 开 Gravity Fruit from the Start, and Planetary Devastation Shocks the World 开局重力果实，地爆天星震惊世界 Oil-Braised Cabbage油焖白菜Urban541k WordsCompleted [Invincible + never takes abuse + no fake saintliness + decisive and ruthless + fun + serious but not really] With spiritual qi revival and the invasion of myriad races, humanity teeters on the brink of disaster. Liu Fei, an F-rank talent, gets a Super Treasure-Digging System and digs up a Gravity Fruit from the start. At the awakening contest, one Super Gravity Fist shatters an S-rank flame shield. In a real-combat secret realm, Gravity Blade: Raging Tiger, kills a monster in one hit! When a cu 2.8kReads8.1Score180Shelves

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    You can really try this kind of novel with IP blessing. This kind of book may be very confusing to people who don't know the original work. If you know the original work, this book is really enlightening and refreshing! Invincible stress relief! I have read it myself, and I give it a perfect score of 10, and a 9 out of 10 recommendation. Apart from the IP issue, there is nothing bad about this book for me!

18. 18 重 Restarting the Timeline 重启时间线 Dreamlike Starry Sky梦影星空Urban1.9M WordsCompleted What exactly is time? Is it defined on a macroscopic level, or a microscopic one? And can time be reversed? After saving a girl in a car accident, Su Ran finds that time has become an illusion for him. Misfortune and disaster follow one after another. After countless futile attempts to destroy himself, where can he find truth and redemption? “If there’s only a one-in-ten-thousand chance, then I’ll seize the last 0.01% possibility within that one-in-ten-thousand.” [Warning! An interdimensional ga 1.1kReads8.1Score150Shelves

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    A small book

19. 19 不 I Don't Treat Aloofness, Only You 不治高冷，只治你 The Greedy and Money-Loving Little Spirit Immortal又馋又财的小灵仙Modern Romance438k WordsOngoing I accidentally hit the wrong confirmation button while quitting the game, and the System set me up with a real-life husband. He even remembered a post from my social media a year ago: "The taro buns you casually snapped a photo of are the most beautiful works of art I've ever seen." Yichen, the aloof tech CEO: - He can rebuild the world with code, but has set his heart to read-only mode Nian Mo, a top therapist: - She can heal millions, yet has locked her own heart away You once said: "The best —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This book is absolutely novel, highly recommended, refreshing, spiritual healing novel, sweet pet, positive energy

20. 20 理 A Top Science Student Takes the Imperial Exams? His Majesty Is Stunned by His Brilliance 理科状元考科举？强到朕傻眼 Lucky Lin招财林Historical2.1M WordsOngoing [Imperial examinations + court politics + farming + alternate history + daily life + lighthearted + no romance] Li Su had barely had time to savor becoming the top scorer in the national college entrance exam when he transmigrated as the youngest son of the Li family. His whole family doted on him, even though they lived on coarse grain and vegetables, and supported his studies. The original owner had been led astray by his classmates. Selfish and only interested in having fun, he had ruined him 125.7kReads8.9Score16.2kShelves

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    Why don't you read some interesting articles? [Laughing] This ancient proverb and imaginative article is too bold to write! Others rely on the Four Books and Five Classics to take the imperial examination, but our male protagonist relies directly on mathematics, physics and chemistry! 💥 Faced with a drought, he casually made a canal and a canal; when the enemy invaded, he took out a gunpowder cannon. The three views of the emperor and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were shattered! From the Ministry of Industry to the military industry, he used modern knowledge to "rejuvenate the country through science and technology" in the Tang Dynasty. Watch how the male protagonist silences the old-fashioned people with his "shocking papers" one after another, and becomes his majesty's favorite with his knowledge of dimensionality reduction. Su Shuang is funny throughout the whole process, and the knowledge points are dense, making you burst into laughter and sigh at the same time: learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid of traveling through ancient times! This anti-routine masterpiece will definitely make you addicted! 🔥

21. 21 我 I'm a God? Don't Spread Rumors! You Might Get Banned! 我是神？别造谣！小心封号！ Writing Is Just Going Crazy写文就是发癫Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [No female lead + no harem + unconventional ensemble cast + high-energy growth] The strongest permission-hog is forced to save the world Spiritual qi revival? Superpower awakenings? The world ending? This world has already been shot full of holes by these cheaters! Gu Xing, an utterly ordinary “G-rank loser,” awakens the ultimate cheat: [Administrator Privileges] Skill One: Warning Skill Two: Ban Passive Trait: Succubus Physique (debuff) [Dog-headed emoji for dear life] When a villain uses chea 20.5kReads9.0Score3.5kShelves
22. 22 上 The Live-In Dragon King 上门龙婿 Young Master Ye叶公子Urban8.8M WordsOngoing The Ye family is one of the most powerful families in Yanjing and across the country. Yet Ye Chen is a live-in son-in-law everyone looks down on. No one knows who he really is. Those who despise him will eventually kneel before him, trembling with fear, and call him “Master”! 221.9kReads9.2Score9.4kShelves

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    This kind of subject is very good

23. 23 超 The Super Son-in-Law 超级上门女婿 Success Together一起成功Urban10.8M WordsOngoing Ye Fan, a useless live-in son-in-law, accidentally inherits the Taiji Scripture and the Stone of Life and Death, setting him on a very different path in life. He saves beautiful women with his medical skills and slays enemies with his martial arts. Not only does he overcome the scorn and ridicule of others and win his wife's heart, he also rises to the pinnacle of the world, looking down on all creation. 184.4kReads9.1Score8.7kShelves
24. 24 甄 Empresses in the Palace: An Lingrong Reborn 甄嬛传：安陵容重生 Koi Dumpling锦鲤团子Female-Channel Fanfiction256k WordsCompleted An Shishi is beautiful, graceful, and gentle, but her humble background means she enters the palace only as a Promise. Though merely a Promise, she gets along well with the Noble Ladies and the First-Class Attendants. The Noble Ladies and First-Class Attendants are her childhood friends. Though they are not as close to An Shishi as they are to each other, they still treat her with great care. The palace pays no heed to their deep sisterly affection. Everyone thinks: How could there be sisterly a 3.9kReads9.2Score316Shelves
25. 25 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 83.2kReads9.4Score14.9kShelves
26. 26 重 Back to 1977: I Started Hunting in the Mountains and Found a Wife 重回1977：从一把猎枪开始赶山娶老婆 Chaos of Heaven and Earth乱天地Urban1.8M WordsOngoing Reborn in 1977, Chen Yang woke up in the bed of the fair-skinned, beautiful village belle and realized Heaven had given him a chance to make things right. In his previous life, Chen Yang had violated the village belle, ruining her reputation and bringing his family to ruin. In this new life, he took responsibility. With his hunting rifle in hand, he used his superb hunting skills to support a family of five in a poor, remote mountain village in the southwest. In an era of shortages and hunger, C 12.4kReads7.6Score1.3kShelves

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    The world view is quite novel.

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