Underrated but Great Reads: No Beginner-Level Writing, No Dumbed-Down Characters 小众但好看，不小白不降智

1. 1 她 She Sees the Green Mountains 她见青山 Aspirin阿司匹林Modern Romance162k WordsCompleted [Another sweet romance from rising popular author Aspirin, set at school and in the city, featuring mutual secret crushes. A gentle anti-drug police officer x a proud heiress. Many unpredictable things lie ahead, but Jiang Yan will always be faithful to Lin Xingzi.] The two most humiliating moments in Lin Xingzi's life both involved the same person. In her first year of high school, she was the one who made the first move, yet she put on airs and said, “I'm a rich heiress, and you're broke. Ther 3.1kReads9.3Score430Shelves

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   "She Sees the Green Mountains"! The mutual unrequited love between a gentle anti-drug police officer and a proud rich heiress is just too sweet! From youthful tsundere to adulthood's arranged marriage that blossoms into love, Jiang Yan gives all his tenderness to Lin Xingzi. The line, "She sees all living beings as grass and trees, but you are the green mountains," directly touches a girl's heart. A sweet, non-angsty story, you'll just want to grin like a doting aunt after reading it! I've found an incredibly captivating ancient romance novel! The setting of a cold-faced assassin guard and a charming, delicate princess is just perfect! A pure 1v1 sweet romance, the contrast between the cold, hard guard and the princess slowly melting his heart is truly addictive. You won't regret reading it!

2. 2 金 The Golden Scabbard 金丝鞘 Evergreen and Everwhite长青长白Ancient Romance126k WordsCompleted [Stone-faced guard x alluring, delicate princess, one-on-one, sweet romance] Qin Yi was an assassin, cold-faced and colder-hearted. Killing was more ordinary to him than eating. One day, Qin Yi received an assignment. It wasn’t to kill someone. He was ordered to protect Fuguang, the beloved princess of the empress, Ji Ning. Qin Yi found it troublesome, since all he knew how to do was kill. The first time he saw Ji Ning, Qin Yi killed someone right in front of her. His long sword rang as it left 9.3kReads9.4Score1.2kShelves
3. 3 网 Prince of Tennis: The Leader of the Dragon Nation’s Team 网王：龙国队的领军人 Octopus Daniel章鱼丹尼尔Anime Fanfiction114k WordsCompleted [The Prince of Tennis + Male Protagonist + No Transmigration + No Romance + Slightly Ensemble Cast] Japan’s team had just defeated Germany and was still basking in the joy of victory when they learned that their opponent in the final would be the Dragon Nation’s team. No one expected that, besides Japan, the Dragon Nation’s team would also emerge as a dark horse this year. 597Reads6.1Score—Shelves

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   This is a fanfic about the Prince of Tennis, and it's quite valuable, going straight to the world championships. The plot is fast-paced and very engaging; it's good to read before bed.

4. 4 重 Reborn: Back to 1983 to Become a Tycoon 重生：回到1983当富翁 Half Gratitude, Half Grudge恩怨各一半Urban3.4M WordsCompleted (The print edition is now available on JD.com! The text has been carefully revised and is even more exciting. There are plenty of discounts right now, so if you're interested, go grab a copy!) Zhou Yufeng, a corporate CEO, unexpectedly returns to 1983, an era of planned economies and feeling one's way across the river by touching the stones. With his lovely wife wanting a divorce and his younger brother and sister struggling to get by, watch as he turns the business world upside down and changes 132.4kReads9.3Score16.2kShelves

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   I recommend "Rebirth: Back to 1983 to Become a Millionaire"—a realistic and satisfying period novel with a smart and insightful story of rags-to-riches tales. Rebirth novels often suffer from excessive "golden finger" abilities, but this one is different: the protagonist doesn't rely on predicting the lottery or gambling on jade to get back to 1983; instead, he relies on "information asymmetry + hard work"—first accumulating his first fortune by trading scarce goods, then seizing policy opportunities to develop real businesses. Every step is perfectly timed, making the logic feel like a genuine time travel to the 1980s. There are no mindless villains who just throw their lives away; the opponents are all shrewd individuals from that era. Business battles rely on foresight and intelligence, not just empty slogans. The pacing of farming and entrepreneurship is just right; reading it feels like you've actually made your fortune alongside the protagonist for decades—a truly satisfying and fulfilling read.

5. 5 诱 Coaxing You! Be Good, Baby. Just Be My Clingy Little Puppy 诱哄！宝贝乖，只当你的粘人小狗 Mashed Radish and Potatoes萝卜土豆泥Modern Romance260k WordsCompleted Steadfast good girl × lovesick bad boy (College campus + both leads are romantically inexperienced + sharing a rental + dating before falling in love + he falls first + carefully plotted romance) Duan Sili is a campus celebrity at Nanda: stunning looks, a privileged family, and a reputation for being unruly and indulgent. Chi Xia is hailed as Nanda's goddess of classical dance, with a cool and gentle temperament. Everyone thinks the two of them don't know each other. Until someone catches sight 19.4kReads9.0Score2.1kShelves

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   The male lead is very clingy to the female lead and silently protects her until his unrequited love for her becomes real.

6. 6 诡EN Anomaly Containment Facility, You're Containing Me, a Human? 诡异收容所，你收容我一个人类？ Yi Chen逸臣Urban3.2M WordsCompleted [No System]+ [No Heroine]+ [Cthulhu]+ [No Tired Tropes] (Also known as: Sequence: Ascension to Godhood) The Dark Prison has merged with reality, and bizarre creatures are invading the world through the “Gates.” An organization has quietly emerged, calling themselves the Wardens. They keep the bizarre creatures behind the “Gates,” and capture and contain any that make it into the world. Lu Xiao accidentally fell into the Dark Prison and lived there alone for three years. After the Wardens discove 52.2kReads9.2Score5kShelves

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   This will directly ignite your brain, and you can easily lose your way without even knowing what you're watching.

7. 7 重 Revisiting the Journey to the West: I Lead Three Rebellious Troublemakers in Rebellion Every Day 重走西游：姐拉三大反骨仔天天反 Little Doctor小医生Female-Channel Fanfiction1.3M WordsCompleted [Journey to the West fanfic + hilarious antics + punchline-packed + healing and redemption for each other + Heaven's three rebellious troublemakers + retracing the journey west] On my first start, Nezha stabbed the Destined One to death! On my next start, Erlang Shen's dog bit me to death! On my third start, I forgot the gold headband and got beaten to death by Sun Wukong! Tang An: “So I’ve been transmigrated as the new Destined One, and I have to go fetch the scriptures? And I have to get those 21.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves

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   Nezha, Nezha, the young hero Nezha, the tsundere Nezha.

8. 8 重 Back to the 1960s: Farming, Building a Fortune, and Raising the Kids 重回六零：种田发家养崽崽 Southern Lychee南方荔枝Modern Romance1.4M WordsCompleted Transmigrating into the impoverished 1960s wasn’t scary. Becoming a cannon-fodder supporting female character in a book wasn’t scary either. What was scary was that her three stepsons would grow up to become major villains, and all of them, along with their upright, aloof father, would meet tragic ends. How could she let that happen? Lin Qinghe looked at the three future villains, none of whom was even ten years old, and made up her mind: changing a villain starts when they’re young! 3.8kReads9.0Score504Shelves

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   These three books are really good. The first one is a time-travel novel, but the logic is clear and it feels like a historical novel. I read it all the way to the end. The second one has a unique and funny writing style, and I kept following it. The third one has a female lead who is clear-headed and strong-willed. This is what a female lead in a historical novel should be like! I've read the first and third books three times!

9. 9 小 The Little Boss Is a Menace to Cats and Dogs, and Hides from Mom and Dad That She's a Millionaire 小老板猫嫌狗厌，瞒爸妈当万元户 Jin Manman金满满Modern Romance4.3M WordsOngoing [1980s setting + lighthearted comedy + everyday life + building wealth] Little Rice Cake is a sieve spirit with off-the-charts brains and emotional intelligence, and she never waits until tomorrow to get revenge. After being forced to split from her family, Little Rice Cake single-handedly lifts her family and friends, infiltrates the enemy's ranks, and takes down every gossiping shrew in the village. The good life begins with living in a pigsty and raising piglets. She starts making money by do 25.6kReads9.1Score1.6kShelves
10. 10 虎 The Tiger Wife 虎妻 Lotus Flower藕花Ancient Romance1.5M WordsCompleted The Great Qi Dynasty’s foremost God of War, the ruthless, hideous common-born general Yuchi Gui, was granted a marriage by the emperor to the capital’s greatest beauty, Princess Xu Xiyan. Then his high-born fiancée looked down on him, and the wedding was called off. Three years later, after suppressing a rebellion, the handsome and dashing general returned to the capital, becoming the hero every noblewoman in Great Qi wanted to marry. Then his former fiancée clung to him and forced him into marr 8.2kReads9.3Score1kShelves
11. 11 穿 After Becoming the Eldest Sister of a Farming Family, I Grow Crops, Build Wealth, and Raise the Kids 穿成农家长姐后，种田致富养娃娃 Heavenly Lotus Devours Ghosts天莲噬鬼Ancient Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [Hunting to Support the Family + Building Wealth + Martial Arts and Medicine + Political Intrigue] Song Jinzhao is a modern medical student. After gaining special abilities when the apocalypse arrives, she joins a base defense squad and undergoes special forces training. One day, she transmigrates. Her new body’s father was crushed to death by a rock while building a canal for the imperial court. Her mother died after going into premature labor from the shock, leaving behind a newborn baby and a 45.7kReads8.5Score4.8kShelves

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    The female lead is excellent and rational, able to see the essence of a predicament and how to change it. She effectively influences those around her, inspiring them to become better and more hardworking, and attracting even more outstanding individuals. The story is fast-paced, with each character possessing a distinct personality. There's no romantic pairing in the early stages, but it's unclear if one will appear later. Hopefully, the updates will be even more exciting!

12. 12 栩 Vivid as Life 栩栩若生 Xiao Xu小叙Mystery2.3M WordsCompleted A fortune-teller said I was born destined for greatness, the reincarnation of the Flower Goddess, with the power to turn stones into gold and command flower spirits and tree sprites. Once I came of age, my family was sure to prosper. But when I was twelve, I came down with a strange illness. My fever wouldn’t break, and I kept seeing terrifying visions... In a dream, I met an old woman who told me to find an expert with supernatural powers to save my life. Millet to summon souls, altars and form 19.7kReads9.5Score3.4kShelves

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    I recently read a fantastic novel. The protagonist is a 12-year-old girl who is incredibly brave during the war against evil and tyranny. She never backs down in the face of difficulties. There's a scene where she's controlled by a master from afar to fight against a ghost, and my heart was pounding. When she succeeded, I breathed a sigh of relief. Her sense of responsibility at such a young age is truly admirable. Anyone who enjoys coming-of-age stories should definitely check it out!

13. 13 穿EN The Bystander's Self-Cultivation in a 1970s Transmigration Novel 穿书七十年代吃瓜群众的自我修养 Jiong Jiong You Pi囧囧有皮Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted Have you ever transmigrated to a different scene just by blinking? Lin Yuzhu has. She transmigrated in a daze to the 1970s. No, she transmigrated into a book. She has a System, and the female lead is there too. There are also supporting female characters, but she isn't one of them. She's just an onlooker who wandered into the story by mistake. As an onlooker, she gets to watch the drama unfold every day. She doesn't want other people's dogs, and she doesn't get involved in other people's busines 95.8kReads9.6Score8.7kShelves

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    --- 📚 *The Self-Cultivation of a Bystander in a 1970s Novel* 💥 One-sentence recommendation: While others transmigrate into books to become the female lead, she only wants to be a rich, laid-back person! In the blink of an eye, Lin Yuzhu transforms from a modern-day office worker into a nobody in a 1970s novel. With a system at her fingertips and the female lead by her side, she chooses to lie back and watch the drama unfold— "Male lead and female supporting characters, please continue your performance; I'll be responsible for applauding." While others are fiercely fighting over love, she quietly sets small goals: go to university, buy a house, and become a landlady! 🍉 Hilarious scenes abound: · The female lead's halo is blinding? She pulls up a small stool, eats sunflower seeds, and watches. · The neighbor auntie is enthusiastically trying to play matchmaker? She clutched her purse tightly: "Men will slow down my house-buying speed!" The system, exasperated: "Host, step up your game!" Lin Yuzhu declared confidently: "The self-cultivation of a lazy bum is—making money while lying down!" From a bystander to a "lazy rich woman" owning multiple properties, Lin Yuzhu proved with her absurd actions: Transmigrating into a book doesn't have to be spectacular, but it must be self-sufficient—after all, a life where you can laze around like a lazy bum is truly sweet.

14. 14 漂 The Beautiful Streamer and Her Super-Rich Admirer 漂亮女主播，神豪大佬疯狂宠 An Immortal Maiden Lives on the Eastern Mountain东山有仙女Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Streamer Showdowns + Plenty of Big-Spending Patrons + Talented Streamers + Sweet Romance + Rivalry for Her Affection] [The heroine is everyone's adorable darling. Romance only, no messy relationships; everyone's pure. No CP in the main story, see the extras.] Overnight, wealthy heiress Jiang Wantang is caught in an air disaster and transmigrates into the body of her impoverished namesake, a college freshman. To make a living, she becomes a variety streamer. Beautiful and talented, she charms vi 2.9kReads7.6Score320Shelves

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    This is amazing, I've already started watching it a second time.

15. 15 荒 King of the Wilderness 荒野之王 Continue Writing Spring and Autumn续写春秋Urban2.0M WordsCompleted On the deserted National Highway 318, a beautiful young woman flagged down Cang Yunfeng’s car. Any seasoned driver who regularly traveled through Tibet would know what was going on... 95.5kReads9.5Score9.2kShelves

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    ✨These are relatively niche, highly-rated novels. They are truly amazing and have a strong sense of immersion, making it impossible to put down once you start reading.

16. 16 我 I Made a Comeback on a Horror Variety Show 我在恐怖综艺里完成了逆袭 My Cat Went Bald我家猫秃头了Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Funny Supernatural + Sharp-Tongued Heroine + Showbiz + No Romance] She was a bottom-rung actress, blacklisted across the internet after being framed. Just when she was at the end of her rope, a System appeared inside her. The System told her that if she kept acting arrogant and maintained her haughty persona, she could reach the pinnacle of success. But the day after it finished speaking, it disappeared. She believed what it had told her. After signing up for a horror livestream variety show, h 1.1kReads9.1Score165Shelves

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    I've reread the first entertainment industry novel twice and still can't find a substitute! (I feel like not many people recommend this one.) It's a no-romance novel with a little bit of ensemble cast (like a game within the story), not cliché at all, very original. The female lead is beautiful, intelligent, and humorous, and the novel has a pleasant and lighthearted atmosphere—a must-read while eating! My second novel, also reread twice, is a suspense novel set in the entertainment industry. The logic is incredibly strong, with many foreshadowings and small details. It's also no-romance, but the female lead is intelligent and witty, with a playful personality. The ending is full of twists and turns, and everyone is a villain! Every character is very well-developed; it's truly a treasure of a novel!

17. 17 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 7.3kReads9.3Score1.2kShelves
18. 18 诚 With an Honesty System Bound to Me, I'm in a Love Show's Battle Royale 诚实系统身上绑，姐在恋综修罗场 Coca-Cola, Indeed可口可乐了Modern Romance347k WordsCompleted The rating is low because the novel just launched, not because of the content, so dive in without worry! [Transmigrate into a book + beloved female lead + lovestruck male leads + chaotic dating show + unhinged humor + silly memes + men competing for her] Ten years transmigrating into books without anyone noticing, then one day going off the rails and becoming famous across the land. After suddenly being bound to an Honesty System, Song Zhezhi's melodramatic life begins. At an award ceremony, the 2.2kReads9.2Score297Shelves

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    It's super good, I've already watched it three times.

19. 19 惊 Shocking! The Secret Identity Big Shot Takes the White Lotus Down From Every Angle 惊！马甲大佬她对白莲花横踢竖卷 Yu of the Three-Tiered Tower三重楼喻Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted [Publishing deal signed] [Satisfying revenge, lighthearted comedy, secret identities, putting scumbags in their place, a quirky and formidable mercenary boss VS a principled young heir from Beijing’s elite circles, devoted heroine] At their first meeting, Shu Lan shoots Lu Jinhan and leaves him badly wounded. She chases him all the way back to China, then becomes an ordinary university student. He runs, she chases; he has nowhere to hide. She’s the world’s number-one mercenary king! She’s a foun 56kReads9.5Score6.6kShelves
20. 20 小 The Little One’s Happy Life 小不点的幸福生活 Mu Huo Qing木火青Modern Romance1.0M WordsOngoing [1970s setting + transmigration into a book + the whole family dotes on her + everyday family life + building wealth + a touch of ensemble cast] Lin Xiaoman was born into the world of the lucky heroine novel, A Happy Life in the 1970s with Yi Ke. Unfortunately, she wasn't Yi Ke. She was just the contrast character in Yi Ke's happy life. The dutiful daughter who hoped her father would make something of himself looked at him, lazing about and wasting his time on cockfighting and dog-walking. His t 55.1kReads8.9Score3.7kShelves
21. 21 综 Crossing Worlds and Screen Universes: A Supporting Character's Guide to a Good Life 综穿影视配角一心想过好日子 Bai Jinjing白金晶Female-Channel Fanfiction3.8M WordsOngoing A Shi was originally a peony, and had no idea how many years she had been alive. Lazy and greedy for wealth and luxury, vain and eager to climb the social ladder, all she wanted was to live a comfortable life. Then she got a System and began a journey transmigrating between worlds. She can be male, female, or nonhuman. Romance in the Rain (a tragic fate, an early death) Empresses in the Palace (no romantic pairing, a single woman raising children) The Untamed (paired with Lan Xichen) The Untamed 3.8kReads5.1Score104Shelves

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    🎂🎂🎂 Gong Ziyu walked to A Shi's side, "Cousin, don't blame yourself too much. Brother Shangjiao, please don't blame me, it's all my fault..." He was met with a fist the size of a sandbag from Gong Shangjiao, which slammed open with a loud bang. Gong Ziyu was thrown back a step, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth. He wiped it away, his smile growing even brighter. He immediately knelt down, clutching A Shi's clothes, and began acting with tears streaming down his face, "Brother Shangjiao, my cousin and I are truly in love, please grant us our happiness..." Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Zishang, who had rushed over in a panic, immediately witnessed this.

22. 22 我 My Journey to Higher Dimensions 我的升维之旅 Red Bean Tea红豆茶Eastern Fantasy879k WordsCompleted Zhou Heng fell into a low-dimensional world, but fortunately, his essence belonged to a higher dimension. In a world of gods and ghosts, he reshaped mythology and became the First God; In an uncanny world, he dispersed the mists of despair and became a beacon of hope; In a world of wizards, he pursued truth and became Truth itself; In a world of immortal cultivation, he glimpsed the Great Dao and attained his true self; When he returned to the higher dimension, he discovered that he had beco 14.2kReads9.2Score1.2kShelves
23. 23 陶 Tao and Li Chronicles 陶李记 The Crown Prince Who Loves Luchuan Braised Pork爱吃陆川扣肉的储君Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted My new work is now available! Please visit Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well. The Peach and Plum Chronicles follows the young Junze and the girl Yuqiao as they leave the village that protected and raised them, venture into the martial world, and then enter the imperial court, all in search of the truth: the mystery of their origins and the truth behind the young man's father's death. But lurking behind 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Welcome to "Tao Ji Ji" 🤭🤭🤭

24. 24 修 Cultivation? I'm Here to Beat You Cultivators! 修仙？我打的就是你们修仙的！ Wangsheng Hall's Son-in-Law往生堂姑爷Eastern Fantasy2.1M WordsOngoing [Simulation + multiple heroines + passionate action + original world] Li Wubing once thought there were no fairies with sheer veils and ample bosoms in this world, but on the day his golden finger arrived, the fairies came, and so did the demons. When dealing with demons like these, you have to hit hard! A little cheating doesn’t count! Fate simulation, activate! Roam the heavens, inhabit simulated lives, and turn every experience into his own talent: [On the chessboard of a world divided betwee 2kReads7.3Score135Shelves
25. 25 我 I've Already Cultivated Immortality, and You Still Want Me to Join an Infinite-Flow World? 我都修仙了，还让我去无限流？ Nikolai Wei尼古拉韦Anime Fanfiction1.3M WordsOngoing [Infinite Paradise, Not Fast Food, Currently in Book Testing. The title and plot appear within the first hundred chapters, so please forgive any offense] Office drone Li Ming is chosen by a mysterious mark and transmigrates to a cultivation world, where he struggles to survive for a year. [Qi Refining breakthrough detected. Meets the criteria for deployment by Weaver Ant] [World locked: Warhammer 40,000! Danger level: 3] [Main mission: Survive for 15 hours!] He has barely gotten used to his spir 19.6kReads8.6Score1.8kShelves
26. 26 都 We’ve Transmigrated, So Why Bother Cultivating Immortality? 都穿越了，还修个毛的仙 Starry Sea, Secluded Plains星海幽原Urban2.4M WordsOngoing [Slice of Life]+ [Lighthearted Comedy]+ [Goofy Male Lead] [This book is mostly about everyday life in the modern world, seen through the eyes of a cultivator who transmigrates there. It's not the kind of story where the protagonist mindlessly shows off and slaps faces.] Shen Yan was a lazy slacker in the cultivation world. While other cultivators were still trapped in the cycle of “cultivate hard---make a name for yourself---get killed,” he had already given up trying. But his talent was so over 70.6kReads7.3Score5.8kShelves
27. 27 综 Anime Crossover: Evolution Paradise 综漫：进化乐园 Sparkling Muscle Monster闪光母怪力Anime Fanfiction2.3M WordsOngoing [Crossover + Paradise + Character Growth + Multiple Heroines] Neon lights flicker on the streets of Chiba, while cries of despair over failed matchmaking dates drift out of the izakayas. Although the Ming dynasty is still flourishing, although Xu Lun has lived in Neon Province for eighteen years since transmigrating here without ever hearing anyone mention Australia or Africa, and although characters from strange works keep appearing around him, he has always believed this is nothing more than a 24.5kReads8.3Score2kShelves
28. 28 穿EN Transmigrated as an Old Grandfather, I Begin a Life of Taking It Easy 穿越成老爷爷，开启躺平人生 Parachute Loves Slacking Off降落伞爱摸鱼Eastern Fantasy1.9M WordsOngoing [Everyday life + lighthearted and witty + no female lead + no angst + king of playing it safe + no System + farming] My name is Lin Yu. I transmigrated as a remnant soul inside a ring. A System? A quest? A workaholic? Not a chance. I live by one rule: keep a low profile and sleep. Until the ring bonded with an innocent young man. When he was about to venture into a secret realm, I said, “Disciple, this place reeks of danger. Go home and sleep.” When he wanted to compete for a magical treasure, 13.2kReads8.5Score1.2kShelves
29. 29 一 Forty Thousand Simulations a Day. Who Has Time to Level Up Slowly? 一天模拟四万次，谁跟你慢慢升级 Fatty Beef Rolls and Aorta肥牛卷黄喉Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [Simulator, pure power fantasy, no holding back, inherit everything, invincible in the world one minute after transmigrating!] [Pure simulator-based progression power fantasy, with simulations galore, letting loose and acting like a complete menace.] After awakening his simulator, Li Mu transmigrated and experienced a simulation the moment he opened his eyes. [In the morning, you signed a deed of sale to the Liu family and became a house servant. At noon, the steward said he had raised a cat tha 20.1kReads8.0Score2.5kShelves
30. 30 宫 Palace Intrigue Gone Wild 宫斗也疯狂 Capricorn Big Fish摩羯大鱼Ancient Romance253k WordsCompleted [Sunshine Empress with a Sly Streak vs. Proud, Innocent Emperor] [Historical Setting + Light Comedy + Palace Intrigue + Subverting Expectations + Laugh-Out-Loud + Sweet Romance] “In broad daylight, beneath a clear sky, out in the open wilderness, the young lady of Chancellor Wen's family has knocked His Majesty flat!!!” Wen Zhishan is the daughter of the current chancellor. But she inherited none of her father's refinement or good manners. Instead, she's rough and impulsive, a notorious street t 901Reads9.2Score103Shelves

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    These two novels are incredibly good. The female lead is exceptionally intelligent, comparable to the characters in "Empresses in the Palace"! Maybe my description is a bit exaggerated, but they are truly excellent.

31. 31 照 Dressed in Red: The Maid's Rise to Power 照红妆：通房丫鬟上位记 Sweet, Sweet Milk Candy奶糖甜甜Ancient Romance1.1M WordsCompleted (New book updating) Haitang's rules for fighting in the inner household as a maidservant: First, be flexible. Second, don't let love cloud your judgment. Third, if a woman isn't ruthless, her position won't be secure. Haitang was breathtakingly beautiful but born into a lowly family. In her previous life, proud and unwilling to become a bedchamber maid, she was tortured to death by the principal wife. Reborn, she decided to live differently. Everyone thought she was reaching above her station ju 13.8kReads9.3Score1.9kShelves
32. 32 手 After Getting the Black Moonlight Script, I Won Him Over 手拿黑月光剧本后，我攻略成功了 Bu Zhifujin不知芙锦Modern Romance538k WordsCompleted [Game-focused + hammy heroine + unscrupulous methods + torturing the male lead] [A happy-ever-after ending for herself alone] Want to get rich? Yes! The overworked corporate drone Zhou Linyu dreams of it! For the sake of a happy future, she enters a gaming challenge developed by Huanyu Games. If she can clear the final boss, [Pei Yu], she’ll win five million yuan! Zhou Linyu enters the game full of confidence: The first time, she’s Pei Yu’s childhood sweetheart, and she’s poisoned to death. 19.1kReads9.1Score2.9kShelves
33. 33 娇 The Sweet, Scheming Green Tea Girl Becomes Everyone's Darling, a Heartthrob in a Love Triangle 娇软绿茶变团宠，修罗场里万人迷 Little Wen Cub文崽仔Ancient Romance2.1M WordsOngoing [Male Lead Rivalry, Harem of Devoted Admirers, White Moonlight, All Male Leads Are Chaste, Dog-Blood Drama, Mary Sue Who Never Suffers] After suddenly dropping dead, Jiang Mingtang transmigrates into a book and becomes a vicious supporting character doomed to a miserable end. The System tells her that conquering her targets will earn her points. With enough points, she can not only be reborn, but also become filthy rich. Jiang Mingtang rubs her hands together, brimming with confidence, and di 86.3kReads9.2Score10.3kShelves
34. 34 恶 The Wicked Supporting Lady Is Doomed to Live as a Widow? Brother-in-Law, I’m Scared 恶毒女配守活寡？夫兄，人家好怕 Ye Buhong叶不鸿Ancient Romance558k WordsCompleted [Elder Brother Steals Younger Brother’s Wife + Deliberate Seduction] (Black-hearted scheming villainess ✖️ abstinent, cold-hearted junior tutor) In her previous life, Pei Jingxu remained a widow for three years for her husband, Rong Xuanzhou, who had died in battle. But then he returned to the capital with Bai Shutong, the widow of his comrade-in-arms, and her two children. The Rong family elders said nothing, only urging Pei to be virtuous and magnanimous. The widow was peerlessly beautiful. No 110.5kReads9.3Score19kShelves
35. 35 上 The Manual to Climbing the Ladder: The Top Schemes of a Green Tea Beauty 上位手册：绿茶美人的顶级心机 Baldy the Bunny兔兔秃秃啦Modern Romance1.6M WordsCompleted [Beijing Elite Circle] [Powerful Families] [A Battle Royale for One Woman] [Scheming Green Tea] [Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic] [Rise from the Bottom] [Feel-Good Wish Fulfillment] Shen Yao clawed her way out of the mire and never once dreamed of becoming anyone's canary. What she wanted was to turn the entire Beijing elite circle into her personal pond. At eighteen, Shen Yao's biological father put a price on her and sold her to an old bachelor. On a rainy night, she knocked her father unconsci 31.2kReads8.9Score5kShelves
36. 36 我 Working on Conquests in the Qin Dynasty 我在秦时搞攻略 Pure and Sultry Little Old Man纯欲小老头Anime Fanfiction383k WordsOngoing Ordinary girl Sheng Nanfei wakes up to find that she has transmigrated into the worlds of her favorite anime, The Legend of Qin and The Nine Songs. Surviving in a chaotic age is hard enough, but she also has to navigate the powerful figures around her. With a cruel story whose twists she already knows on one side, and tangled feelings she can’t escape on the other, how will she find her own path through the turmoil? 675Reads8.4Score—Shelves
37. 37 爷 My Lord, Just Admit Defeat! Your Wife Has Secret Identities on Both Sides of the Law 爷！认输吧，夫人黑白两道皆马甲 Wake Up Three Times一觉三醒Modern Romance1.7M WordsCompleted [A sharp-tongued heroine with countless secret identities × a devoted, husband-material hero] [Print edition signed] Wen Li’s birth supposedly killed her mother. Her father considered her ill-omened and sent her to live with her maternal grandmother in the countryside. The young heiress became a country girl, while the blessed daughter her father adopted went from orphan to celebrated socialite in the capital. Seventeen years later, Wen Li is brought back to her wealthy family. Everyone waits to 17.9kReads9.1Score2.7kShelves

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    #BookRecommendation] A willow branch lashes at a young girl, tearing away the glamorous facade of the wealthy Wen family. Wen Li, brought back from the countryside, enters a gilded cage with a "hidden illness" warned of by her grandmother. The smell of disinfectant and the willow branches whipping her become her cruel ritual of "returning home." The author uses a cold, detached style to depict the calculations behind blood ties: Wen Baixiang's merchandise-like gaze, the deliberate aloofness of her wealthy mother, and the girl's fist clenching silently in the wind-swept willow branches—every detail foreshadows a latent counterattack. This is not only the path to the return of the switched heiress, but also the prelude to the awakening of wild thorns piercing the hypocritical greenhouse. When you see the red marks left on her skin by the willow branches, what is truly being torn apart is the carefully crafted mask of the entire family. If you prefer stories of resilient weeds overturning golden foundations, this book will leave you breathless with exhilaration.

38. 38 你 A Monk of Your Rank Has No Right to Seek the Scriptures Yet 你这个级别的僧人，还没权利取经 Water Bites Paper水咬纸Eastern Fantasy2.0M WordsOngoing [Officialdom and Journey to the West + cultivation through construction work + In the Name of the People (Immortal Edition) + wild imagination] I transmigrated to the cultivation world. After ascending, I became a grunt in the Heavenly Court's Infrastructure Department. After three thousand years, I finally worked my way up to project manager, in charge of the South Heavenly Gate expansion project. The day before the final inspection, I was stuffing “local specialties” into an envelope. A constr 166.5kReads9.4Score18kShelves

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    It's a very good book; you'll understand once you read it.

39. 39 一 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 Eat a Billion Less少吃亿点Eastern Fantasy1.0M WordsCompleted [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves

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    High rating, no need to say more, right?

40. 40 谢 The Xie Family's Short-Lived Son Has Lived to a Hundred 谢家的短命鬼长命百岁了 Yi Ran怡然Ancient Romance2.0M WordsCompleted [Screen adaptation rights sold] The lid of a dead person's coffin won't lie flat because they had an unresolved longing in life. Given time, that longing turns into a demonic obsession, and unless it is resolved, their descendants will suffer. Yan Sanhe's job is to release the dead from their obsessions. One day, she gets hounded by Third Master Xie, who claims to have one. Yan Sanhe says she doesn't deal with the living. Third Master Xie replies, “Everyone says I won't live long. Just think of 125.4kReads9.6Score17kShelves
41. 41 快 Quick Transmigration: Every World Starts in Hell 快穿：每次都是地狱开局 Yin Binger音冰儿Ancient Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [No romance pairings / alternate history / nation and family] [Please don't use AI to generate the heroine. The author commissioned the illustrations at personal expense.] Yin Lingyu is one unlucky girl. In her quick transmigration missions, she always gets the most hellish start and has to roll up her sleeves and climb her way up, becoming the beautiful, tragic woman everyone admires. World One: The top scholar's younger sister, sold into a brothel. (Setting: Li Shimin of the Tang dynasty) Worl 20.4kReads9.5Score1.9kShelves

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    ① My favorite is the An Lushan Rebellion arc in the Tang Dynasty. Yin Lingyu is the granddaughter of Princess Taiping, and the main theme is "Emperor Longji, even in death, your aunt will have her descendants hunt you down!" 🌺🌺 ② The male protagonist of this book is practically the fourth natural disaster. Every time he travels to a new dynasty, it's just to complete a mission, regardless of the chaos after his death. There's a Ming Dynasty Zhu Youlang arc where he single-handedly attacks and bombards the Kong family. Another one is Fusu after learning the language of the Three Kingdoms, who kicks open the city gate and transforms from a handsome man into a burly giant. 🌺🌺🌺 ③ This is arguably my favorite. In the Ying Zheng chapter, even after becoming the retired emperor, he still works diligently. The male protagonist, Xiao Bai, travels around inspecting the land, and upon returning to see Ying Zheng with his grandson, he laments how his father could be so negligent 😊😊😊. In the Three Kingdoms chapter, he becomes the benchmark for all emperors—the Han emperor. Later, Yang Guang tries to emulate the Han emperor but fails, and Li Shimin initially tries to emulate the male protagonist, but Wei Zheng constantly criticizes him, turning the male protagonist into Li Shimin's nightmare 🌸🌸

42. 42 快 Quick Transmigration: My New Routine as an Emperor 快穿：朕当皇帝的新流程 I Don't Like Sweets Anymore不喜欢吃甜食了Historical531k WordsCompleted Travel back through the river of time and discuss the rise and fall of dynasties. A System, the ability to chat, support skills, and even the power to transmigrate. What would you do with all that? Zhang Shan only wants to become emperor. [First Life: The Last Feudal Emperor] Shoot on sight and wipe out the Japanese invaders. Give your blood to awaken the soul of your people. [Second Life: The Last Crown Prince of a Dynasty] Summon a heavily armored combined-arms brigade and sweep across the lan 427Reads6.9Score100Shelves
43. 43 每 Every Time I Open My Eyes, I'm the Last Emperor of a Dynasty 每次睁眼都是末代皇帝 Wine God, Green Grape酒神葡萄绿Ancient Romance1.8M WordsCompleted [Fifth Xiaobai 2 + male protagonist + no romance + court politics and infrastructure] After rising from Son of Heaven to Celestial Emperor and completing the construction of the Celestial Palace’s administrative system, Fifth Xiaobai is sent by the Heavenly Dao to undergo trials. Each time, he becomes the final emperor of a dynasty. Xiaobai, Second Emperor of Qin: It’s convenient not having to speak out loud, but I really don’t want everyone hearing every thought in my head. Leave me alone, Fath 7.2kReads9.2Score550Shelves
44. 44 炬 Torchlight [Criminal Investigation] 炬火【刑侦】 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery601k WordsCompleted Dozens of high-stakes, mind-bending cases. A detective and a psychologist join forces to solve crimes, uncover the truth, and probe human nature. (Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + strange tales + revenge plots + perfect partners + light horror + suitable for the easily frightened.) This novel is the second installment in Confession, also known as The Truth About Murder. Once again, it follows detective captain Ti An and psychologist Zhao Yao 6.7kReads9.4Score1.1kShelves

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    If this isn't good-looking, then nothing is good-looking.

45. 45 自 Surrender 自首 Glazed Luanhua琉璃栾华Mystery691k WordsCompleted (Now streaming on iQIYI. Starring Xu Weizhou, Guo Junchen, and Xiao Yan. A criminal police captain, played by Xu Weizhou, teams up with a psychologist, played by Guo Junchen, to solve cases and capture the monsters of the human heart. Mystery + deduction + psychologist + episodic cases + serial murders + high-IQ crimes + revenge plots + strange tales and records + best partners + light horror + suitable for the faint-hearted) “I killed someone.” A girl turns herself in, claiming that she killed 20.6kReads9.4Score2.9kShelves
46. 46 死 Death Rewind: Save the World in 48 Hours 死亡回档，48小时拯救世界 Rice-Scented Crisps稻香锅巴Urban1.5M WordsOngoing A car accident gave Wang Cong the ability to rewind time upon death! Just as he was getting ready to buy a lottery ticket and reach the pinnacle of life… The sky split open. Alien spaceships descended, and a flash of white light wiped out the world! Only two days remained. The countdown to extinction had begun. … “If I can rewind time by dying, can I save the world?” “You can, but you can't fill every hole the apocalypse leaves behind.” “Then if I bring along a group of comrades who've ri 115.7kReads8.6Score11.7kShelves
47. 47 真 The Real Heiress's Secret Identity Is Exposed, and All of the Capital's Elite Kneel! 真千金马甲被爆，全京圈都跪了！ Ye Shiyi夜十一Modern Romance3.9M WordsCompleted Also known as The Fake Heiress Became the Capital's Crown Prince's Beloved After Her Engagement Was Broken Qin Wan never knew that she was not the Ye family's biological daughter, until her childhood sweetheart grew tired of her, outsiders cursed her, and the Ye family, disgusted with her, drove her out and told her to return to the mountain ravines to find her biological parents... Qin Wan merely smiled, preparing to reveal her secret identity and stun everyone. Unexpectedly, the mountain ravin 76kReads9.3Score8.9kShelves

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    Vest tattoo looks good

48. 48 醉 Drunk on Jade, Fragrant in Bloom 醉玉翻香 Sea Green Takes the Swan海青拿天鹅Ancient Romance728k WordsCompleted Yan Yiru was betrothed to the Crown Prince as a child. She lived a pampered life, with the power to make anything happen. Then her family fell from grace, her life came crashing down, and all the riches and glory she had enjoyed became someone else’s wedding finery. Given another life, she does everything the opposite way, keeping away from court and preventing her politically inept father from dragging the whole family into the abyss again. But by chance, she saves the heir of the Prince of Cha 729Reads9.1Score154Shelves

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    This book belongs to the "childhood sweethearts" genre, with well-developed male and female leads. It's worth checking out.

49. 49 炼EN Refinement Effects Multiplied Ten Thousandfold: How Will You Respond? 炼化效果翻万倍，阁下如何应对？ Little Goose with a Cowlick呆毛的小鹅Eastern Fantasy1.8M WordsCompleted [Cultivation] + [Cautious] + [Play the pig to eat the tiger] + [Invincible] + [Random bonus multipliers] + [Farming] + [Longevity] Han Yuan was reborn in the Cultivation Realm. What could he do about the lack of resources? No need to panic! How about trying out random bonus multipliers? Swallow a Spirit-Gathering Pill, and its effects increase by 300%! Activate a Spirit-Gathering Array, and its efficiency increases tenfold! Understand one spirit script, and get nine more! Cultivate with multipli 33.5kReads8.7Score3.3kShelves

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    It can help kill time; it's pretty beginner-friendly.

50. 50 世 Is the World Broken? The Idea Guy in the Chat Group 世界不正常？聊天群里有点子王 September Lazy Rabbit九月懒兔Eastern Fantasy1.4M WordsCompleted [Chat group + no female lead] Just after Chu Mo transmigrated, a voice neither male nor female rang out from the sky. “I once said that if anyone so much as hurt her, I would wipe out their entire family. Now that the little one has been injured in your sect, I’ll slaughter every last person in it!” A Demon Venerable wreathed in towering flames stood between heaven and earth, repeatedly bringing down massive palm strikes. His fellow disciples were all flattened into little bear-shaped cookies, a 32.3kReads8.3Score4.1kShelves

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